Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that more children across the nation are being diagnosed with autism and other developmental disabilities.

A growing number of students in the nation's schools have disabilities, new data shows, and they are more likely to ...

Federal regulators are green-lighting a new tool designed to assist clinicians in identifying children with autism.

Riding horses or even just spending time around them can make a big difference for kids with autism, helping to reduce ...

A first-of-its-kind radio station dedicated to showcasing the work of people with disabilities is making its debut.

For the first time, individuals with disabilities could see their Supplemental Security Income benefit from the federal ...

Months after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that advocates said could have major implications for intellectual disability and how it is defined, the justices said never mind. The ...

The Trump administration is tossing aside key guidance that federal officials have used to steer enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act for more than a decade. The U.S. Department of ...

Federal officials are rolling out a major new research effort to “transform” autism diagnosis and care. The program known as Systems for Phenotypic Evaluation, Clinical Trajectories, Response, and ...