autism

A Las Vegas mom and daughter sat down with StoryCorps to talk about how mixed martial arts helped them cope with autism

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The family of an autistic student will receive $900,000 from the Clark County School District to settle claims the student was improperly…

For the second year in a row, the Blue Man Group is putting on a special show for children with autism and spectrum disorders.The toned-down performance…

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada is planning to pay a bit more than it originally proposed for therapists who work with children with autism, after parents…

Parents are urging Nevada officials to pay more to therapists who work with children with autism.Several people gave tearful testimony Monday at a…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Advocates are worried Nevada isn't paying enough to fund autism intervention through Medicaid.The Reno Gazette Journal reports a state…

State health officials say a major proposed funding boost for child autism treatment would substantially expand and improve service to the estimated 6,000…

"What is rape?" Mary-Ann Tirone Smith asked her father when he walked through the door. She was in grade school. She had just read an article about a man…