For caregivers of adults with disabilities, there can be no greater worry than wondering what will happen to the individual when the caregiver is gone.

States are required to provide early intervention. But what happens when the state doesn’t have any money? The kids just have to go without.

If social skills are not your strong suit, there may be no better medicine than watching yourself — on TV, that is.

Inclusion is all the rage these days. But few general education teachers are trained for or equipped to properly teach students with special needs.

The doctor whose 1998 medical journal article linked autism to childhood vaccinations altered and misrepresented facts in his research, according to a newspaper investigation.

Advice for every step of transition planning from dealing with school districts to the steps you can take at home to ensure that independent adulthood is a reality.

For the first time ever the U.S. Department of Labor released employment data Friday on people with disabilities. As expected, unemployment is more common and rising among those with disabilities.

Arthur, the aardvark of PBS and children’s books notoriety, is looking for a new friend with one criteria: the boy or girl must have a disability.

“How’s Your News?” features seven adults with disabilities as they travel across the country attending events and interviewing celebrities and newsmakers as only they can.

A gene mutation is likely the cause behind a common form of mental retardation, according to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine this week.

Patrick Thibodeau attended all the practices and all the games ready to fill water bottles and cheer. But given a chance to play, Thibodeau scored two three-pointers, including one at the final buzzer.

A Florida teacher who encouraged her kindergarten class to vote on whether or not a boy with autism should remain in the class says she would take back the incident if she could.

A number of avoidable deaths at a Nebraska institution led the state to begin moving dozens of residents into hospitals. But family members are questioning whether hospitals are equipped to provide proper care.

After a week of intensive behavior therapy, one California 13-year-old with autism is learning to follow rules, though work remains to be done.

Linda Stevanus was nervous when her daughter Natalie, who has Down syndrome, said she wanted to apply to be a coffee shop manager. After all, her daughter might fail.