• How Illinois schools put thousands of children in seclusion

    How Illinois schools put thousands of children in seclusion

    Nov 30, 2019 10:31 PM EDT

    ... went through, what happened? Jodi Cohen: So, Jace died last year. He died of a seizure in his sleep. He had epilepsy as well as autism. We showed her the reports and she just cried and cried. She said, I had no idea. They wrote all of this down. And ...

  • How to keep conspiracy theories from ruining your time with family

    How to keep conspiracy theories from ruining your time with family

    Nov 26, 2019 02:44 PM EDT

    ... for replacement facts also explains why some popular falsehoods can be so hard to combat. Scientists have shown repeatedly that vaccines don’t contribute to autism, but they also aren't entirely sure what actually causes autism. “So it becomes hard to replace ‘vaccines cause autism’ with something else,” despite ...

  • Snow and cold records fall as arctic air mass lingers

    Snow and cold records fall as arctic air mass lingers

    Nov 12, 2019 07:24 PM EDT

    ... Patrol said an 8-year-old girl died in a three-vehicle wreck. Officials in central Wyoming searched for a 16-year-old boy with autism who disappeared Sunday wearing only his pajamas. In Chicago, a plane landing Monday at O'Hare International Airport slid across the runway. No one ...

  • Why Jane Fonda is putting herself on the line to fight climate change

    Why Jane Fonda is putting herself on the line to fight climate change

    Nov 07, 2019 11:20 PM EDT

    ... and so many of them. But there's something about Greta Thunberg. It's the fact that she's on the spectrum. Judy Woodruff: Right, autism spectrum. Jane Fonda: Yes, Asperger's, and that gives her a focus. She doesn't get distracted. And when I read what happened to ...

  • 'Sesame Street' turns 50

    'Sesame Street' turns 50

    Nov 06, 2019 06:56 PM EDT

    It introduced the bilingual Rosita — the first Latina Muppet — in 1991. Julia, a 4-year-old Muppet with autism came in 2017 and this year has offered help for kids whose parents are dealing with addiction and recovery. So important is the show that PETA recently asked for the creation ...

  • Strike-ending deal will shape Chicago schools for years

    Strike-ending deal will shape Chicago schools for years

    Nov 01, 2019 07:40 PM EDT

    ... proposal's potential effect on kids with disabilities and special needs, despite the commitments on staffing. Christine Palmieri, whose 11-year-old son Miles has autism, said she was pleased to see a raise secured for members of a separate union who went on strike alongside teachers. Its members include ...

  • More schools are teaching kids how to cope with emotions. Which programs actually work?

    More schools are teaching kids how to cope with emotions. Which programs actually work?

    Oct 24, 2019 06:26 PM EDT

    ... own approach to social-emotional learning. Some use other strategies, like Zones of Regulation, an 8-year-old curriculum developed by former occupational therapist and autism support specialist Leah Kuypers, who owns the consulting company that runs the program. Perrigan said the district isn’t on the hunt for new ...

  • How 'Sesame Street' is still supporting families, 50 years after its debut

    How 'Sesame Street' is still supporting families, 50 years after its debut

    Oct 10, 2019 10:30 PM EDT

    Sherri Westin: And so I think Julia has been amazing, because, again, she's helping children with autism have a child they can relate to and feel less alone, but she's also teaching others why Julia may not look you in the eye. Hari Sreenivasan: Some of that praise ...

  • Why Flint residents are still dealing with water worries, 5 years after lead crisis

    Why Flint residents are still dealing with water worries, 5 years after lead crisis

    Oct 03, 2019 10:45 PM EDT

    ... s not my fault that the water is like this. It's not something that I asked for. It's not something that I chose for my kids. John Yang: Across town, Maxine Onstott's 7-year-old son, Max, was diagnosed with autism in the midst of the crisis.

  • Climate activist Greta Thunberg on the power of a movement

    Climate activist Greta Thunberg on the power of a movement

    Sep 13, 2019 10:50 PM EDT

    But, for me, I have -- I am on the autism spectrum, and I don't usually follow social coding. And so that's why I go my own way. And I think that is a very strong reason why people just continue, because they don't see anyone else reacting ...