57+ min ago   (1571+ words) Tyler Bowie summed up the message of the 2nd Annual Family and Community Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Symposium. “Everyone deserves the opportunity to participate and compete to become the best version of themselves,” the 29-year-old said. According to the National…...

12+ hour, 59+ min ago   (507+ words) From being suspended from primary school for his behaviour and being told he would not be able to take his GCSEs, Sully has defied all odds. The teenager from Plymouth, Devon, is autistic and said he did "way better" than…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago   (290+ words) August 23, 2026 / 5:10 PM EDT / CBS New York New York City's EMS needs to be competitive in salary as the department faces staffing struggles, FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore says. In an interview on "The Point with Marcia Kramer," Bonsignore said she supports…...

3+ hour, 49+ min ago   (480+ words) A duck quacked louder than the US health secretary, and it happened while he was talking about children who drown. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr was interrupted mid-sentence by a quacking duck ringtone during an autism safety…...

8+ hour, 13+ min ago   (284+ words) NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F announced new National Autism Missing and Endangered Person Alert initiative on Aug Molly Castle Work | MPR NewsU.S Kennedy Jr, who has a track record of spreading…...

5+ hour, 9+ min ago   (338+ words) If we’re following culture’s prevailing train of thought, we’ve grown accustomed to considering our failing attention spans as the product of our brains. Our culture constantly prompts mental hyperactivity, and our brains are slowly being rewired to crave the instant…...

5+ hour, 27+ min ago   (334+ words) On Face the Nation on Sunday, Dr. Mehmet Oz faced a truth: There’s no evidence the MMR vaccine is lethal, despite what President Donald Trump has insinuated. Oz, the former TV star now serving as the Donald Trump-appointed administrator Centers…...

5+ hour, 51+ min ago   (361+ words) During the ride through Cotonou, Benin Republic, Shades of Life Foundation paused for a quick #KnowTheSigns campaign at Brèsil Public Primary School, Ouidah, where the cyclists hosted an interactive session with teachers, parents, and community leaders, focusing on the early…...

8+ hour ago   (472+ words) Former WWE executive Linda McMahon has laid out her vision for American education—and it apparently involves fitting grade-school children with work boots. McMahon, 77, appeared on State of the Union Sunday, and was asked whether putting elementary school students on…...

9+ hour, 35+ min ago   (1199+ words) Applied behavior analysis uses structured, individualized interventions to help children develop skills and reinforce appropriate behaviors. Florida Medicaid spent $6.57 billion on ABA services between 2023 and 2025. Florida in the past two years has spent more money than any other state in…...