Tim Tebow stopped warming up before his at-bat to shake an autistic boy’s hand and followed it up with a monster three-run home run, a new heartwarming video showed. Tebow, who plays for the St. Lucie ...

A heartwarming moment went viral after an 8-year-old boy lent a helping hand to a peer in distress. On the first day of school in Wichita, Kan., Christian Moore reportedly saw another student crying, ...

On a sun-splashed Friday afternoon, Tristan Duenez had a rope in his hand, world champion cowboy Junior Nogueira at his back, and a voice box spilling over with enthusiasm. “I did a good job,” the ...

New research could lead to a better understanding of how the brain works in people with autism. There is an enormous disease burden from autism, and little is known about the cognitive processes ...

POMONA, Calif. (KABC) -- The pandemic has been hard on everyone, but especially on those with special needs. So one couple decided to lend a "helping hand" to adults with autism. A recent study by the ...

When you’re a waitress at a budget restaurant and the mother of a special-needs child, life doesn’t come with a lot of margin. Julie Sciarrillo was already struggling before the day that changed ...

Autistic adults show reduced availability of a key glutamate receptor, mGlu5, across widespread brain regions.

A teacher at a Queens daycare for autistic toddlers bruised a 3-year-old’s arm and then rubbed hand sanitizer in his mouth — and the school tried to cover it all up, according to a new lawsuit and ...

Editor's note: This is one in a series of stories chronicling the needs of South Shore residents who will benefit from The Patriot Ledger’s Lend a Hand holiday fundraising campaign. Names have been ...

Yale School of Medicine (YSM) scientists have discovered a molecular difference in the brains of autistic people compared to ...