Autistic spectrum disorders
Albane Valenzuela, of Switzerland, laughs with her brother and caddy, Alexis Valenzuela, on the 11th fairway during a practice round prior to the women's golf event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Swiss special as Valenzuela returns to Olympics with brother

By Doug Ferguson Aug. 02, 2021 06:29 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Apr. 14, 2021 07:46 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ April 9 The Palm Beach Post on the Florida governor...

Editorial Roundup: Georgia

By The Associated Press Apr. 14, 2021 06:46 AM EDT
Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers: ___ April 14 The Daily Citizen-News on the federal...

Eagles turn stadium into vaccine site for autism community

By Rob Maaddi Apr. 02, 2021 06:03 PM EDT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles have a new coach, a new starting quarterback and new use for their stadium. The organization...

Maura Sullivan looks at a photograph of her children, Tyler, Gillian and Neil, at her home, Friday, March 19, 2021, in Lexington, Mass. The memory of the coronavirus pandemic’s awful toll in nursing homes is still raw. Now, the COVID-19 relief bill is offering states a generous funding boost for home- and community-based care as an alternative to institutionalizing disabled people. “What we really want is that when our loved ones need support, we are going to be able reach out and get that support without another battle,” said Sullivan, who has two sons with autism. “We don’t want to have our kids cut out just because the potholes need to be fixed in the states.” (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
COVID-19 law sparks dialogue on nursing home alternatives

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Mar. 24, 2021 12:14 AM EDT

Nevada lawsuit alleges baby food makers sell toxic products

By Ken Ritter Mar. 03, 2021 06:01 PM EST
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Four baby food makers were accused Wednesday in Nevada state court of producing baby food tainted with toxic metals and harming at least seven...

Laura Dilts, of Barre, Mass., holds a photograph of her 16-year-old son outside the Worcester Recovery Center, where he is a resident patient receiving assistance for his mental health, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, in Worcester, Mass. The coronavirus pandemic has led to rising emergency room visits and longer waits for U.S. children and teens facing mental health issues. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
ER visits, long waits climb for kids in mental health crisis

By Lindsey Tanner Dec. 05, 2020 09:14 AM EST

Gersh Autism purchases NH's Crotched Mountain School

Sep. 01, 2020 10:37 AM EDT
GREENFIELD, N.H. (AP) — A company that operates schools and programs for people with autism in several states has purchased New Hampshire's Crotched Mountain...

In this Wednesday, June 3, 2020 photo, Rana, mother of Eyad Hallaq, kisses his photo in their home in East Jerusalem's Wadi Joz. Early Saturday, Hallaq, a 32-year-old Palestinian with severe autism, was chased by Israeli border police forces into a nook in Jerusalem's Old City and fatally shot as he cowered next to a garbage bin after apparently being mistaken as an attacker. He was just a few meters from his beloved Elwyn El Quds school. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Killing of Palestinian man with autism draws Floyd parallel

By Josef Federman Jun. 04, 2020 12:00 PM EDT

Mohammed, a 14-year-old with autism, on his bike outside his home Wednesday April 15, 2020 in Mantes-la-Jolie, west of Paris. France's confinement measures provide an exception for people with autism that allows them to go out in places where they are accustomed to. Coronavirus lockdown is proving an ordeal for kids with disabilities and their families who are having to care for them at home because special schools have been shut down to curb infections. (Courtesy of family via AP)
Virus lockdowns an extra ordeal for special-needs children

By Sylvie Corbet Apr. 25, 2020 02:31 AM EDT