• The science of nurturing and its impact on premature babies

    The science of nurturing and its impact on premature babies

    May 31, 2017 11:28 PM EDT

    THOMAS FRAZIER, Autism Speaks: My initial reaction is, really, I think it's unlikely that it protects children from autism. WILLIAM BRANGHAM: Thomas Frazier is chief science officer for Autism Speaks, the national advocacy group. He says there's persuasive evidence that, in many cases, autism emerges in utero or ...

  • A record number of kids now attend public preschool, so why has inequality grown?

    A record number of kids now attend public preschool, so why has inequality grown?

    May 26, 2017 08:38 PM EDT

    ... attend half-day Early Head Start before leaving for private daycare in the second part of the day. “Our older son, who is on the autism spectrum, could really use full-day preschool for the continuity, transitions and executive functioning skills,” Kate Madden said of her child, who attends the ...

  • Does Medicare pay for a home health care provider?

    Does Medicare pay for a home health care provider?

    Apr 19, 2017 07:07 PM EDT

    ... Social Security Disability Insurance since 2008. I became a widow in 2012. Since my husband passed away, my son (born in July 2007) who has autism and my other son (born in July 1999) have both been receiving survivor benefits. They have both been receiving $1,500 each, and I ...

  • Is this Supreme Court ruling a game changer for special education?

    Is this Supreme Court ruling a game changer for special education?

    Mar 28, 2017 11:39 PM EDT

    ... what educational benefit do schools need to provide to these students. It's a case out of Colorado, involved a boy named Drew. He has autism. The case was filed when he was 10. He's now 17. His parents pulled him out of the fourth grade in the Douglas ...

  • Attacker's fatal stabbing of New York black man was 'racially motivated,' police say

    Attacker's fatal stabbing of New York black man was 'racially motivated,' police say

    Mar 23, 2017 10:56 PM EDT

    ... reached out to the Army for comment, but they did not respond immediately. On what appears to be Caughman’s Twitter account, he posted about Autism Awareness Day and Chuck Berry. Caughman was a New York resident who lived in a transitional house. His Twitter bio describes him as a ...

  • Inclusive wellness center is an oasis for a neighborhood left behind

    Inclusive wellness center is an oasis for a neighborhood left behind

    Mar 22, 2017 12:00 AM EDT

    ... to the new campus. Sewall's been a pioneer in what's known as inclusive education, teaching children with special needs -- that is, kids with autism or those with emotional or behavioral issues -- and putting them in classrooms with their more typically developing peers. Heissenbuttel says the evidence is clear ...

  • Why is job opportunity still lagging for people with disabilities?

    Why is job opportunity still lagging for people with disabilities?

    Mar 16, 2017 11:44 PM EDT

    The unemployment rate for people with a disability is more than double than for those without. Even though the law bars such discrimination, it can be difficult for these Americans to get hired. But that’s not the full story: Some employers are seeing how the special abilities of workers on the autism spectrum can boost...

  • Top U.S. hospitals promote unproven medicine with a side of mysticism

    Top U.S. hospitals promote unproven medicine with a side of mysticism

    Mar 09, 2017 05:00 PM EDT

    The embrace of alternative medicine has been building for years. But an examination of 15 academic research centers across the U.S. underscores just how deeply these therapies have become embedded in prestigious hospitals and medical schools.

  • PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 7, 2017

    PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 7, 2017

    Feb 08, 2017 12:31 AM EDT

    Tuesday on the NewsHour, a federal appeals court takes up President Trump's controversial immigration order. Also: Fact-checking the claim that the press underreports terror attacks, shocking details of a Syrian prison, how Betsy DeVos could reshape education policy, unique challenges for black children with autism and a new take on Timothy McVeigh's motivation for the...

  • Trump pegs vaccine skeptic to run safety commission, alarming doctors

    Trump pegs vaccine skeptic to run safety commission, alarming doctors

    Jan 10, 2017 10:13 PM EDT

    President-elect Donald Trump is reviving long debunked attempts to link vaccines to autism, asking Robert F. Kennedy Jr. -- a vocal skeptic -- to chair a commission on vaccination safety.