This morning, I read an article online at Education Week titled, "Where Are the Autism Teaching Competencies?" (1) This commentary calls attention to the fact that only a few states have set forth ...

States are no strangers to classroom standards. Under the No Child Left Behind Act, signed into law in 2002, the federal government required states to create teacher standards and place highly ...

Our public schools have a hard time dealing with autistic students mainstreamed into the general education classroom. I know this because I have a 12-year-old autistic son in sixth grade, and my wife ...

People with autism suffer from problems with social interaction, social communication, and imagination. The best time to break through the impairments and help them connect with the world is when ...

As families get ready for the new school year, experts say a little planning can go a long way in helping children with autism make a smoother transition to the classroom. Carley Neihaus, a medical ...

The number of children diagnosed with developmental disabilities is on the rise, specifically attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum ...

On behalf of the National Autism Center, or NAC, I want to thank you for recently featuring the Commentary “Where Are the Autism Teaching Competencies?” (Sept. 21, 2011). Given the challenges of ...

The moment of truth came for Yale researcher Warren Jones over 13 years ago. He was a sophomore at Yale pursuing a double major in art and engineering when a small seminar on autism changed the course ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is, at its heart, a processing disorder. And while the students with ASD face a variety of challenges depending on where they fall on the spectrum, even those considered ...

The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System has restructured its Autism Services ahead of the 2025-2026 school year. According to Executive Director of Specialized Learning Selina Ruth-Gillans, ...

Ltd has announced the 5th Edition of its biggest Corporate Social Investment initiative, the GTBank Autism Workshop and Consultations, scheduled to take place from Tuesday, 4th August to Saturday, 8th ...