A California jury let the makers of Botox off the hook Tuesday in the death of a 7-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, finding that the drug carried sufficient warning labels.

As the House prepares to vote Wednesday on restraint and seclusion, private schools are working to block the bill in a move that’s catching disability advocates by surprise.

A judge is ordering New York state to move thousands of residents out of institutional settings and into small, supported living environments much faster than the state proposed.

At the urging of families, researchers and therapists, the condition marked by a disconnect between the brain and a person’s senses could get official recognition.

In an effort once considered unimaginable, scientists are testing a series of drugs which they hope will improve the mental abilities of individuals with fragile X syndrome.

A “disturbingly high” number of parents — 1 in 4 — believe that vaccines can cause autism in otherwise healthy children, researchers are reporting Monday.

Lawmakers in Virginia are calling for a relatively new testing method to be phased out amid concerns that it’s overused and produces inaccurate results.

The Justice Department is investigating a residential school that disability advocates have warned for years utilizes “dehumanizing” methods for even minor infractions.

A judge is ordering a state-funded Los Angeles treatment center to resume offering an autism therapy some consider experimental.

A summary of state policies on restraint and seclusion released Wednesday reveals a patchwork system, with 16 states and territories offering no rules, regulations or guidance.