Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

Diagnosed with autism at 14 months, Aubreigh Osborne started this year struggling to control outbursts and sometimes hurting ...

BOSTON (CBS) – The bond between Luke McNair and Andy Brooking is unlike any other. The two teenagers have two things in common: a love for "The Lion King" musical, and life on the autism spectrum.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — There's a newcomer on the Sesame Street block, a preschooler with autism named Julia. The Sesame Workshop said Wednesday that the character is being introduced as part of an ...

Helping your child make friends in a brand new town during a pandemic would be difficult for any parent. But parents of children on the autism spectrum are likely to find it even more challenging. The ...

Trey Kruse and Adam Potter have been friends since second grade. Two high school seniors' unbreakable friendship is serving as an inspiration to others. Trey Kruse first met Adam Potter when the two ...

A boy with autism whose friends ditched his 10th birthday party had “the best day ever” when a bunch of strangers threw him a last-minute celebration. Brody Barron has an August birthday, but having ...

Friends of Freya will host its third fundraiser and silent auction from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at Fuel, 324 E. Central Blvd. in Villa Park. This event will feature a photo booth that prints and ...

Actor Chuck Smith, 10, will voice the character of Bruno the Brake Car in the U.S., while in the U.K., Bruno will be voiced by another young actor with autism, 9-year-old Elliot Garcia. The character ...

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A staple of children’s television is introducing its first-ever character with autism, a series regular who will be voiced by an actor who’s on the spectrum himself. Bruno, a brake car with autism, ...