LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville family is sharing the heartbreaking decision that led them to send their 16-year-old daughter more than 700 miles away for care — a move they say ultimately saved her ...

Milene Andrade tells PEOPLE she wanted her daughter to have “a space in our home to fully express herself” — and now she heads straight there every day Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She ...

It started as a Christmas surprise, but for one Massachusetts mom, it quickly became something much bigger: a space where her daughter could feel calm, creative and completely herself. When Milene ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- NEXT for AUTISM, the leading nonprofit dedicated to transforming the national landscape of services for people with autism, announces its 2025-26 grant ...

INDIANAPOLIS — High school senior Donavon will graduate from Independence Academy in the spring. His mom, Tarryn Joiner, enrolled him at the school six years ago so he could have access to the ...

JANESVILLE - The Mercyhealth Foundation is accepting grant applications for its 2026 Autism Support Fund first quarter grant cycle. The support fund gives financial assistance to families who live ...

Bonnie Grant, 72, of Urbandale, IA passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2026. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at the Gunderson Funeral Home – Weishaar Chapel ...

"A lot of people are misinformed on what autism can look [like] and be in daily life," Monica Van Houten tells PEOPLE monicaaaleigh/tikTok In her corner of the internet, mom Monica Van Houten is ...

Amanda Oropesa, 30, uses her laptop as her mother watches at their home in Miami. Diagnosed with autism around age 4, Amanda is unlikely to ever be able to live on her own. Matias J. Ocner ...