WILLIAMSVILLVE, N.Y. - If Kaylie Clinton, 12, is out in public and is upset or has an outburst, people might be quick to judge. If you don't take the time to get to know her, you might never learn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jim Elliott—a long-time reader contributor to Notes and one of the core members of Ta-Nehisi’s old Horde—just wrote a long ...

Lenae Crandall is a former special education teacher who now serves the autism community as a certified Rapid Prompting Method practitioner. She is the founder of Hope, Expression & Education for ...

In a science class at Lakelands Park Middle School in Gaithersburg, Md., 13-year-old Mike Keller sat between his professional aide and his science partner during a lesson about how force affects ...

Like Portland's Loreta and Bojan Boskovic, many parents seeking therapies for children with autism find themselves weighing complicated treatment options. It doesn't help that the use of communication ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Nicholas D'Amora wants the world to know that autism isn't an intellectual disability -- it's a mind-body disconnect. And he'll proudly tell you himself. D'Amora, 19, is on the ...

For more than 14 years now, Maryland-based Gordy Baylinson has never spoken or acted out what he feels. But after writing a heartwarming letter using a keyboard, his parents have realized that he can ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Jim Elliott—a long-time reader contributor to Notes and one of the core ...