Ask any experienced parent what it feels to have the doctor inform you that your child is on the Autism spectrum, and they will tell you it’s genuinely overwhelming. The problem is not the diagnosis itself but rather the...
A decade ago, fewer than 500 students in Sacramento County schools were placed in special education due to autism. By 2011, that number had risen to 2,275 — about one of every 105 pupils, according to state data released...