
A long-awaited bill was finally signed by Gov. JB Pritzker last Tuesday. It aims to end the practice of Illinois organizations paying their disabled workers less than the minimum wage.…

85-year-old Margaret Eder vividly remembers a young boy from Chicago with autism spectrum disorder who experienced a lot of bullying at school and even had to face financial and academic…

This weekend will present a great opportunity for people who will be in Park Ridge, as there will be a painting event called "Painting with a Purpose" that aims to…

In an excerpt from his upcoming memoir, "Source Code: My Beginnings," 69-year-old Microsoft co-founder and tech mogul Bill Gates shared that he believes he would have been diagnosed with autism…

The Chicago Auto Show successfully generated a significant amount of funds, totaling over $2.4 million, for 18 local charities during its First Look for Charity gala. This formal event, held…

It's a great honor for the UConn School of Medicine to be recognized by the prestigious Eagles Autism Foundation as one of the 22 groundbreaking projects in autism research. The…

If there's one challenge Autistic children face, it's finding acceptance in a community that appreciates and acknowledges some of their strengths. Oftentimes, it's the opposite, as Autistic children are not…

Apart from shortage of school psychologists, there's also a lack of classroom assistants . In case you don't know who they are: Special Education Classroom Assistants are trained professionals who…