Preventive care is an essential part of public health. Vaccines are one of the major successes in public health, saving ...

At four years old, he gently pets flowers and belly laughs when a strong wind blows. He loves to hug his big brother. Maverick is also severely autistic, and according to our new U.S. Health Secretary ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attracted notice — and in some quarters, outrage — for remarks about autism, a topic he’s clashed with scientists on for years. Kennedy ...

ALTOONA, Iowa — The Shur family is now without their son, 6-year-old Elliot, who had autism, after he drowned in a pond at Enabling Garden in Altoona on Tuesday. Last year, 82 children with autism ...

F rom the outside, autism can be difficult to understand. The unique sensory world of an autistic person can mean that a ...

Oliver Wendt, a Purdue University assistant professor of speech, language and hearing sciences, demonstrates how the SPEAK all! app allows the user to select images to create a sentence. A version of ...

OTSEGO COUNTY — A child from Otsego living with Level 3 severe autism experienced a dream come true thanks to the Sunshine Foundation, which granted her a magical trip to Central Florida’s major theme ...

For 70 years Globe Santa, a program of the Boston Globe Foundation, has provided gifts to children in need at holiday time.

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Maverick is magic. At four years old, he gently pets flowers and belly laughs when a ...

At four years old, he gently pets flowers and belly laughs when a strong wind blows. He loves to hug his big brother. Maverick is also severely autistic, and according to our new U.S. Health Secretary ...