Early one July morning, 13-year-old D’veda Haag walked away near Watt Avenue and La Riviera Drive in Sacramento. Within a few hours, the Sheriff’s Office announced she had been found. For her family, the relief was huge. For many other parents of autistic children,...
A big development in New York this week has brought new attention to the ongoing debate about acetaminophen, the main ingredient in Tylenol. A federal appeals court has revived more than 500 private lawsuits against the company that makes Tylenol. The families involved claim...
This summer in Sacramento, the iCan Shine Bike Camp is giving kids and teens with developmental disabilities ( including autism, ADHD, and Down syndrome ) a real shot at learning to ride a regular two-wheel bike. A lot of neurodiverse kids find this surprisingly...
A recent Sacramento County Grand Jury report is exposing some really troubling problems in the Natomas Unified School District. Kids with disabilities, especially Black students, are getting suspended way more often and missing far too many days of school. For parents who are raising...