When we are concentrating on and engaged in a task, the brain's task-positive network (TPN) is activated. This network, which includes the prefrontal regions and the intraparietal sulcus of the brain, ...

Integrating autistic students fully and meaningfully in classrooms is important for their education, for broader classrooms ...

About 1 out of every 100 students in American public schools has autism. A subset of these students also have academic gifts and talents in a broad range of areas, including math, science, technology, ...

A new study published in Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools explores how elementary school–aged peers can be taught to support classmates with autism who are minimally speaking. The ...

Autism (also known as Autistic Spectrum Conditions) refers to a lifelong developmental disability that affects the way a person communicates and relates to people around them. Autism is a “dynamic ...

Recent public commentary about autism has brought new urgency to the conversation. Awareness alone isn’t enough–students on the spectrum benefit from environments where their needs are understood, ...

A Lewis-Palmer School District teacher is being recognized for her exceptional work with special needs students, earning ...

GOODYEAR, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) - April is Autism Acceptance month, and the Goodyear Police Department officials are learning new strategies to help autistic adults and children. Completion of the training ...

Joseph Madaus receives funding from the U.S. Department of Education, Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Grant Program (Grant Number: S206A190023) and the Neag Foundation, Wyomissing, PA.