The number of children who have died from the H1N1 virus is “increasing substantially,” health officials said Friday.

Violent crimes committed based on a person’s disability would become federal hate crimes offenses under legislation approved by the House of Representatives Thursday.

Swimming five miles through the cold waters of the Boston Harbor would be tough for anyone. But for Karen Gaffney, who has Down syndrome, the swim was all in a day’s work.

A new registry launching this month in New Jersey will improve tracking of children with special needs and connect families to resources in their area.

A Florida teacher found guilty of abuse after allowing a special education student to drink soda spiked with hot sauce got off too easy, the student’s parents say.

Research on parents and children with autism has grown exponentially in recent years. Now, grandparents are invited to get into the act too.

A new film suggests autism is becoming a catch-all for kids whose needs are not easily defined.

Efforts to boost disability employment must start with the federal government, President Barack Obama said in announcing a series of new employment initiatives.

Animals have long been thought to offer therapeutic benefits. Now, the National Institutes of Health is set to research whether or not there’s truth behind the theory.

Adults with Down syndrome appear to be more prone to Alzheimer’s disease. Yet advocates in England say this group was essentially left out of a recent government report on the issue.

A runaway teen with Asperger’s syndrome was discovered 2,000 miles away from home after authorities used GPS tracking to locate the boy through his cell phone.

Data published Monday shows a dramatic increase in the autism rate over the previous estimate of 1 in 150.

Autism Speaks removed a controversial video from its Web site Thursday and privately apologized. Despite this, critics are pressing forward condemning the group.

For the first time in four months unemployment dropped slightly in September. The news comes at the start of National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

In the first study of its kind, government officials found that people with disabilities over age 12 are 50 percent more likely to experience nonfatal violent crime.