First, they clapped. Then they stomped their feet. And when the chorus hit, the students chimed in. Together.
“We all live in a yellow submarine, a yellow submarine, a yellow submarine…”
The Beatles’ megahit was intended for children, but for the special needs students at Boca Raton’s Unicorn Village
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LONG BRANCH — One of the few things known about the 16-year-old boy accused of gunning down his parents, sister and family friend on New Year’s Eve is that he has a developmental disability. But attorneys representing the accused murderer will
Five-year-old Rosie Wilt of Tyler is one of 26 known people in the world with a rare genetic mutation of the USP7 gene.
Rosie lives on the Autism spectrum, is nonverbal, and has developmental and behavioral issues and strabismus (the medical term for any eye misalignment). She only eats baby food.
Maine lawmakers facing big budget items this year like voter-approved Medicaid expansion must also figure out the future of funding for a minimum security prison and care for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Lawmakers passed a two-year, $7.1 billion budget last summer that funded some programs for just one fiscal year.
A Staten Island woman is using her experience as a mom of twins with autism to create a comedy series.
Guzin Kurun began scripting her day-to-day life and she’s turned it into a web series called “Surprisingly Complicated.”
Kurun’s identical twins were diagnosed with autism at 15 months old.
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ASTORIA, Queens — It’s been freezing for more than a week in New York and families in Queens’ Astoria Houses say they haven’t had heat in days.
Nirka Mercado, an Astoria Houses resident, is especially concerned about her 20-year-old Joshua Sanchez,who lives with
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — There is help for the children and grandchildren of people suffering from dementia, and 10 On Your Side is hoping that it could avoid another a heartbreaking case like the one we had this week.
Gerald Adams, 81, disappeared Sunday night. Police say his body was
“When you can’t look on the bright side, I will sit with you in the dark.” Alice in Wonderland
Hearing that your child has autism, or any neurological disorder, is so unbelievably scary. Maybe you knew deep down. Or maybe you were oblivious. It honestly doesn’t matter because in an
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MIAMI —
After more than a decade of steady increases in the rate of children diagnosed with autism in the United States, the rate has plateaued in the past three years, researchers said Tuesday.
The findings were based on a nationwide study in which more than 30,000 parents reported whether their
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) — New research suggests that doctors may be diagnosing more children with autism.
A University of Iowa analysis shows about one in every 41 children has autism. That’s about a one percent increase from earlier estimates. Dr. Wei Bao with the University of Iowa College of
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Home tutor Valerie Sheehan has developed books for children with autism, offering strategies to support all of the family, says Karen Murray.
A report last year from the National Council for Special Education found that 14,000 students have an autism diagnosis — that’s one in every 65 students or 1.5%
