Caretaker charged after leaving nonverbal man in locked car
Kymora Lee Sanders, 26, of Beltsville, was charged with one count of vulnerable adult abuse and one count of reckless endangerment in connection with the July 23 incident.
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Kymora Lee Sanders, 26, of Beltsville, was charged with one count of vulnerable adult abuse and one count of reckless endangerment in connection with the July 23 incident.
The Howard County task force was created in the aftermath of the deadly police shooting of Alex LaMorie, a man with autism, on May 1 in Columbia. CBS News Baltimore's Dennis Valera reports.
A review of 43 studies found that Tylenol does not increase the risk of autism.
"Bowen's death has had an enormous impact on many, but nowhere has that impact been more massive than on his beloved family," school administrators said.
Police in Catonsville are looking for two people who assaulted an autistic grocery store employee earlier this month, according to authorities.
On Wednesday, the Governor's Office of Community appointed Katie Gandy as Maryland's first statewide autism coordinator.
Maryland is looking to hire its first statewide autism coordinator.
A special needs school in Towson held an opening ceremony Thursday for a long-awaited playground that provides a unique educational experience for students with autism.
The first US study of autism in adults estimates that 2.2% of Americans adults have an autism spectrum condition.
A Philadelphia jury on Tuesday awarded $8 billion in punitive damages against Johnson & Johnson and one if its subsidiaries over a drug the companies made that the plaintiff's attorneys say is linked to the abnormal growth of female breast tissue in boys.
Tucked away in the quiet English countryside on more than 47 acres, GW Pharmaceuticals is doing something no other drug company can do: produce the only cannabis-based medication ever approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
People should stop using the "Miracle" or "Master" mineral solution products sold online as cures for autism, cancer, HIV, hepatitis, flu, acne and a host of other illnesses and diseases, the US Food and Drug Administration warned Monday.
A north Baltimore teen is about to become a published author while still in high school.
When screening for autism spectrum disorder, a new study suggests that children can be reliably diagnosed with autism at an age earlier than what is currently recommended.
Taking prenatal vitamins during the first month of pregnancy is associated with a lower risk of developing autism in children who are at high risk for the disorder, according to a new study.
It will be the largest genetic study of autism in history -- and some of it will be done in Baltimore.
A child with special needs was supposed to be dropped off in Montgomery County, but instead ended up riding a bus all the way to Baltimore.
A survey of parents across the United States estimates that one in 40 children has autism spectrum disorder, according to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.
Michigan has added several medical conditions to the state's list of ailments which qualify for a medical marijuana prescription.
First responders in Arkansas made a different kind of rescue as they saved an autistic teen's birthday party after his friends didn't show up.
A test and possible treatment for autism may be on the horizon after a new study finds a link between the disorder and one particular hormone in the human body.
Tarik El-Abour is not a Major League Baseball player yet, but his signing by the Kansas City Royals marks a historic first for the national pastime.
A 9-year-old boy with Autism was reportedly tased by Carroll County Sheriff's deputies on Wednesday, following an incident where deputies say the boy was "out of control" and was wielding knives.
The newest resident on sesame street is a character with autism. Julia, is the first muppet to join the show in a long time.
A delicate balance must be struck when it comes to the intake of folate and B12 by pregnant women, according to new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
