A Plainfield woman was arrested in connection with the alleged abuse of an individual with autism who was under her care.

A Florida sheriff’s deputy whose fragile ego was hurt after an autistic man wearing headphones did not hear his commands to ...

A California man has been accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy with autism during an in-home therapy session.

A series of arrests are being executed after an investigation uncovered alleged abuse of an autistic man living at a ...

A father's instincts lead to the arrest of healthcare workers accused of abusing a non-verbal autistic patient in a San ...

Crystal Stephens of Las Vegas has been sentenced to life in prison following the 2018 killing of Brandon Steckler Jr.

Revelations around abuse at a San Antonio group home have parents worried and advocates reflecting on years of issues in ...

People with Williams Syndrome treat strangers as their new best friends. Now the condition is revealing clues to our evolutionary past – and what makes us human.

Members of staff at the school have been subjected to “significant threats and abuse" since allegations emerged.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified on May 14 before the House Appropriations and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and ...

The failings of New Jersey’s $1.5 billion group home system are vast and heartbreaking. Reform bills fall short of a system ...