WILLIAMSVILLVE, N.Y. - If Kaylie Clinton, 12, is out in public and is upset or has an outburst, people might be quick to judge. If you don't take the time to get to know her, you might never learn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jim Elliott—a long-time reader contributor to Notes and one of the core members of Ta-Nehisi’s old Horde—just wrote a long ...

Lenae Crandall is a former special education teacher who now serves the autism community as a certified Rapid Prompting Method practitioner. She is the founder of Hope, Expression & Education for ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Jim Elliott—a long-time reader contributor to Notes and one of the core ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Nicholas D'Amora wants the world to know that autism isn't an intellectual disability -- it's a mind-body disconnect. And he'll proudly tell you himself. D'Amora, 19, is on the ...

A Waterloo mother is fighting to allow her non-verbal son the use of a communication method the Waterloo Regional District School Board (WRDSB) says they do not recognize as valid. Jude Valant is a 19 ...

A 13-year-old boy with autism uses a keyboard to communicate in class in Gaithersburg. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post) Regarding the March 1 front-page article "The key to unlock their autistic ...

At 18 years old, these North Texas twins with autism are able to communicate through a technique called the Rapid Prompting Method.