Researchers hoping to uncover an environmental cause behind autism instead found that cases cluster near treatment centers and around highly educated residents.

Nearly 800 employers violated federal law while paying workers with disabilities less than the minimum wage over five years, but just three faced fines.

The stimulus brought an $11.3 billion funding boost for special education, but some school districts are using a loophole in the law to direct the funds elsewhere.

Athletes with intellectual disabilities will compete in the 2012 Paralympic Games, but determining who qualifies will likely be left up to a computer.

In what is believed to be a first-of-its kind hospitality experience, a New Jersey hotel is offering guests an autism-friendly suite.

Research does not support the use of special diets as a primary treatment for autism, according to a report published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.

A French family who immigrated to Canada in 2005 may be forced to leave the country due to government fears about the cost of their daughter’s cerebral palsy.

A Michigan college must allow a student with a cognitive impairment to live in student housing a U.S. district court has ruled.