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Many can handle regular school work but struggle with socialization.

Premature babies may require new patterns of learning

CHICAGO — The first rigorous study of behavior treatment in autistic children as young as 18 months found two years of therapy can vastly...

Maryland - A planned addition to Oakdale Elementary School will include classrooms, restrooms, a faculty room -- and a seclusion room.

The Milwaukee School Board voted last week to even out the distribution of special education students within the city's high schools.

Tribune Watchdog: Physicians and others -- many affiliated with the organization Defeat Autism Now! -- say their alternative therapy treatment protocols rest on a foundation of solid science. But the...

A new scholarship fund for Arizona special-needs and foster children to attend private schools is falling flat, forcing some parents to send their children to other schools or to home-school.

It's a nightmare for parents: Someone is hurting their autistic child, but the child doesn't have the skills to say so. "Parents have

Dyslexics find it hard to concentrate on reading and listening because they are missing an inbuilt "background noise filter" usually found in the brain, a study finds.

Marie Myung-Ok Lee says cannabis isn't only safe enough for her autistic son – it's improved his condition.

 
Disruptive children are shut in the 8ft by 4ft room, which has no handles on the inside and only a window in the door.

It shouldn’t have been a surprise. Affluent, well-educated parents tend to have high expectations for their children and devote much time and energy to dealing with learning disabilities that get in the way of academic and personal success.

A top federal official rapped Gov. Deval Patrick yesterday for a belt-tightening move that could worsen a Social Security backlog, leaving...