Autism

Death row inmate Robert Roberson's case remains in legal limbo. On Tuesday his attorneys filed an Opposition to State's Motion for Extension to Answer, asking the Anderson County district court to deny the State's request for a 60-day extension to file its response in Roberson's case.

Garland is the latest city in north Texas to create an All-Abilities Committee, which will advocate for people who have physical and intellectual disabilities. The group will start meeting in February.

This comes about a month after President Donald Trump claimed that taking Tylenol during pregnancy could increase the risk of autism in children, despite no conclusive evidence linking the drug to the condition.

The Autism Society of Texas and the Autism Society of America have issued an open letter urging Texas officials to stop the scheduled October 16 execution of Robert Roberson, a man with autism who was sentenced to death in 2003 for the death of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki.

Melinda Opitz, 47, always looked forward to the start of the week. Every Monday, she’d take her 12-year-old son to Hope Center for Autism in Fort Worth.

Walking into Casa Azul Coffee on Jan. 11, Jannett Ruiz and Adriana Carvajal made their way to a group of tables by the windows.

“Texas seems poised to execute a man who committed no crime except that he was a man with autism who was unable to explain the very complicated medical condition of his two-year-old child,” Attorney Gretchen Sweden told TPR.

The sweetener has been linked to various neurological issues since it went on the market.

Because early autism research focused largely on white boys, girls and children of color aren't screened as closely or might be misdiagnosed. New research aims to close those gaps.

Ian isn't failing his classes because he's blowing them off; it's because his brain can't handle remote learning very well.

According to program organizers, TU CASA — which stands for Transition University for Career Advancement and Successful Adulthood — will give students the same kind of support they had before aging out of special education in their K-12 schools.

The Denton Police Department has accelerated its timeline to add a Mental Health Division to its police department.Denton Police Chief Frank Dixon said…