Raising an autistic child can take a tremendous financial toll, even when insurance helps cover some of the costs.
A Kentucky woman says special education teachers put her autistic 9-year-old son inside a net ball bag as punishment at his school.
A mother says her 9-year-old son was put inside a ball bag as punishment at school. She speaks to CNN's Isha Sesay.
The demanding one-mile concrete oval at Dover, Del., is one of the most intense on the Sprint Cup schedule. It's a larger version of Bristol Motor Speedway and when trouble happens, it happens in a hurry as drivers hit the wall with all the violence of a hockey player hitting the boards going after a loose puck.
Whether it's to a swimming pool or a doughnut store, Michael Browne knows where he wants to go -- and since he doesn't have the words to say so, he'll just dart off.
Temple Grandin, an autistic professor, speaks with CNN after her recent TED talk. She says being autistic is a blessing.
Like many parents, Shannon Kinninger spends a lot of time chauffeuring her children around town.
A 10-year study examining 4.9 million births in the 1990s has found more evidence that there's a link between autism and the mother's age at conception.
A new report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that one in 110 children in the United States had autism in 2006.
The CDC releases new numbers showing that there are more kids with autism. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports.
Researchers have shown for the first time that if a child is diagnosed with autism as early as 18 months of age, offering the toddler age-appropriate, effective therapy can lead to raised IQ levels and improved language skills and behavior.
William Searing is an Eagle Scout who loves hiking, adventure, art and sports. At age 19, he's in an education program that bridges the gap from high school to getting a job. Wil has autism.
CNN.com's Elizabeth Landau and Naamua Delaney discuss Applied Behavior Analysis and what it means for those with autism.
For 8-year-old Ryan Mohar, an elevator isn't just an elevator. He spends hours pressing the buttons and riding up and down, preferring this to the slew of alternatives that his teachers offer -- even candy.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on a court ruling that finds no link between vaccines and autism.
A special court ruled Thursday that evidence presented in three cases by parents of children with autism did not prove a link between autism and certain early childhood vaccines.
The singer urges adults to learn about the "red flags" of the disorder
Parents of children with autism often say it's like being on a roller coaster 24 hours a day. And the ticket for the ride is jaw-droppingly expensive.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta looks at Virginia's push to mandate insurance companies to cover autism costs.
The diplomatic community calls for global attention to autism. CNN's Christiane Amanpour reports.
Seeking to make the world of autism a little smaller, members of the international diplomatic community gathered Friday at the United Nations World Focus on Autism.
New autism study
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New reports help doctors identify autism and do something to help. CNN's Kiran Chetry and Elizabeth Cohen have more.
From the time her daughter was very young, Briana Vartanian knew something was wrong.
Elizabeth Cohen outlines the proper steps for parents to take if they suspect their child is autistic.
When her son Justin was a newborn, Shannon Kinninger looked up from the kitchen where she was washing dishes, and saw a large, heavy toy fall on his head. Justin didn't cry.
In 1986, when Robert Wright went from running GE's finance division to running NBC, David Letterman joked that his new boss was going to order up a miniseries on the toaster oven. Twenty-one years ...
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