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The case of a man with intellectual disability who is accused of tax fraud is highlighting the challenges the federal justice system faces in dealing with such defendants.
Federal regulators put two experimental drugs targeting autism's core symptoms on a fast track for testing and approval this year, but they're still a long way from pharmacy shelves.
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Microsoft is touting one of its latest adaptive offerings with a national television advertisement featuring a boy with a disability and his friends.
A woman has caused a social media firestorm after telling a mother to put her daughter with a disability "out of her misery."
A 13-year-old with autism is dead after reportedly being held face down in a prone restraint for roughly an hour at school.
With time and money running out, advocates are pushing for passage of a bill that would extend a federal program that moves people with disabilities from institutions to community living.
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Kids with special needs are learning everything from life skills to archery as part of a Boy Scouts program that's helping pave the way for them to take part in a typical pack.
Autism Speaks is putting big money behind efforts to train people with autism to code, betting that the unique talents of those on the spectrum pair well with the high-demand field.
The former president said that signing the Americans with Disabilities Act was one of his proudest accomplishments during his time in office.
For the second time in a week, new data from a national survey suggests that the prevalence of autism in this country is higher than previously thought.
Unable to find a doll that looked like their daughter with Down syndrome, one couple set out to create their own. Now, they want to offer dolls for other "marginalized children" as well.
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A 28-year-old with a disability is headed to space and MTV plans to chronicle the voyage.
Frustrated by the difficulties that their adult children with disabilities face in obtaining employment, many parents are creating businesses to foster opportunities.
As the first student-athlete with autism to sign a national letter of intent to play a team sport at the NCAA Division I level, Kalin Bennett has more than basketball on his mind.
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