Westfield Police Officer Michael DiBella was honored by Congressman Tom Kean as District 7's Law Enforcement Hometown Hero of ...

Autism is being diagnosed earlier in young children, especially in boys, according to a major new analysis of medical records ...

Our brain doesn’t just feel, it decides how much to feel. Researchers discovered a feedback loop that adjusts how sensitive we are to touch, depending on context. This dynamic brain circuit could help ...

As the end of summer vacation approaches and students prepare once again to head back to school, navigating the changes and challenges can be daunting for many parents and families, ...

The Rosewood at Fort Oglethorpe is hosting a free event to the public, "Navigating Aging: An Eldercare Expert Q&A" on Thursday, Aug. 28 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at 14 Fort Town Dr. in Fort Oglethorpe. ...

New data out of the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association (VHHA) shows that there has been an increase in patients with autism receiving inpatient care in state hospitals.

From 2011 to 2020, emergency room visits for mental health reasons among U.S. youth went up dramatically. Many of these ...

The last 2 decades of autism research have proven fruitful, yet procedures aimed at early diagnosis are still unused in intervention practice.

After 17 years of operation, the INSPIRE School for Autism is closing Thursday following a report issued on Feb. 25 by the Agency of Education that compiled a ...

About a mile of the Richard Martin Trail in downtown Elkmont is now handicap accessible and last week was renamed after the late Brady Jordan who walked about 3,000 miles with his father over six ...

Kelly Clarkson wasn’t mentioned in an obituary for her late ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, who passed away on August 7. The ...

A new effort led by Hollywood composer John Frizzell seeks to connect people with autism to each other through bluegrass.