Resources created by the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities -widely known by the acronym NICHCY, a holdover from the name it had over 30 years ago-will remain available online, though the center closed down after its...

From The U. S. Department of Education (March 2, 2005) Eighty percent of public school districts said that offering courses not available at their schools is one of the most important reasons for having distance education, according to a new...

Interest in artificial intelligence has surged among K-12 and college educators, who are looking at ways it can be used to support both students and teachers. But in the early childhood arena, those discussions are still in the beginning...

A team of Northwestern investigators led by Peter Penzes, Ph.D., the Ruth and Evelyn Dunbar Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and director of the Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment, has developed a new therapy that could treat...

That sing-song speech parents use when talking to their babies is universal, and infants tend to prefer it. So, when a baby doesn't seem to engage with this melodic "motherese," or baby talk, it can be an early sign of Autism Spectrum Disorder...

Women who give birth to their first child even a couple of weeks early are up to three times more likely to deliver their next baby prematurely, new research suggests. "The magnitude of the increased risk surprised us -- it really is a potent...

COVID-19 dug “quite a hole” for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention when it comes to addressing student behavioral and mental health challenges. But schools’ efforts to address increased behavioral concerns since students returned to...

December 8, 2004 John H. Hager Assumes Duties as Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services December 6, 2004. John H. Hager, a former lieutenant governor of Virginia, has been sworn in as assistant secretary for the...

Adults and children with autism and their parents and caregivers held an early rally at the Colorado state capitol building maintaining the vigil for the rest of the day. Their cause was gaining support of Colorado HB 1263, which would have...

A version of a gene has been linked to autism in families that have more than one child with the disorder. Inheriting two copies of this version more than doubled a child's risk of developing an autism spectrum disorder, scientists supported by...