Acton Teens Start Online Schooling For Children With Autism
A group of Acton teenagers are conducting virtual classrooms for students with autism.
Watch CBS News
A group of Acton teenagers are conducting virtual classrooms for students with autism.
Learning is difficult right now for all students, but it's especially hard for those with special needs who require hands-on education.
A drug used to treat heart failure for decades may improve behavioral symptoms in some young children with autism.
'Operation House Call' would provide more access and better care for people living with autism and other disabilities.
A local researcher is screening babies soon after birth to see whether the very earliest intervention might help prevent autism in at-risk children.
Dominic Killiany speaks through his paintings. His pieces are full of vibrant colors and symmetry.
Kayla Blizzard is on the autism spectrum and goes to a school outside of Wilmington that doesn't host a prom. But thanks to her own determination, she's going to the Wilmington High School prom.
This could lead to children with autism having the option to start therapies early
Patriots safety Duron Harmon made a special visit to a school in Randolph Wednesday morning.
WBZ's Yadires Nova-Salcedo talks via satellite with Autism Speaks president & CEO Angela Geiger on the English version and to Autism Speaks spokesperson Lucia Murillo-Chacko on the Spanish version.
This autism month, and a local company has a special commitment to hiring people with intellectual or physical disabilities, and it's working out well for both parties.
A new large study should reassure parents there is no link between the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine, and autism.
According to a study in the journal Pediatrics, young children with autism have a harder time getting to sleep and staying asleep.
A Woburn mother opened her mailbox to find a bag of marijuana. Surveillance video captured the man who left it there.
An Abington family was touched by a special Christmas surprise this year.
A program aims to break down the barrier by teaching future doctors to get to know their special patients and find ways to reach and treat them.
The goal of the Wings for Autism event is to help ease the stress of flying.
The health of a mother's gut may affect her child's risk of developing autism, according to a new study from the UVA School of Medicine.
Researchers found that certain drugs designed to fight cancer were able to reverse the autism symptoms in the affected mice.
New Hampshire's Story Land will host its first-ever "Sensory Sensitive Weekend" on Saturday and Sunday, June 23 and 24th.
A Braintree second grader is so devoted to her little brother she wrote him a book.
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.
A new drug is designed to improve social interaction and communication in people with autism.
The gunman who allegedly opened fire on passing cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts is 46-year-old Tyler Brown from Boston.
In the Lyric Stage Company's production of "Something Rotten," Shakespeare is reimagined as a rock star.
A man driving home from work in Gardner said he's grateful to be alive after two teens allegedly threw a railroad spike through his car windshield.
Video from the Cambridge shooting shows a man firing and waving a gun while walking along Memorial Drive Monday.
Massachusetts State Police are collecting evidence to trace the gun and bullet casings from the Memorial Drive shooting in Cambridge, according to security analyst Ed Davis.
A gunman who opened fire at cars on Memorial Drive was shot by a responding State Police trooper and a civilian.
The gunman who opened fire on passing cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge is 46-year-old Tyler Brown from Boston, according to I-Team sources.
Video from the Cambridge shooting shows a man firing and waving a gun while walking along Memorial Drive Monday.
Two New Hampshire residents who were on board the cruise ship that saw a hantavirus outbreak are back in the United States.
After Marblehead town officials all but admitted there is no plan to actually build new housing, resident David Modica teed off. WBZ-TV's David Wade reports.
Many people fear that a family history of dementia dooms them to inevitably suffer the condition themselves. But a new tool, the Brain Care Score, shows how lifestyle changes can be beneficial, cutting the risk of dementia.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
The gunman who allegedly opened fire on passing cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts is 46-year-old Tyler Brown from Boston.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
A Dorchester woman says Boston Police opened fire through her closed apartment door and the bullets went into her 5-year-old son's bedroom.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
The "dirty soda" trend is coming to drive-thrus all over Massachusetts as Dunkin' is now serving up its own version of the viral drink.
Smokey Bones is closing all of its restaurants, including Massachusetts locations in Tyngsboro and Taunton.
Boston ranks right up there with Hawaii as one of the most expensive vacation spots in the country, according to a new report.
The Market Basket Board of Directors was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday.
April 20 is Patriots' Day and Marathon Monday in Massachusetts. Here's what's open and what's closed.
In Groton, Massachusetts, there is a recently opened state-of-the-art venue that is becoming one of the region's premier nonprofit music destinations.
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary is a protected marine ecosystem off the coast of Massachusetts known for its rich biodiversity, world-class whale watching, and historic shipwrecks.
Best Bees installs and manages professionally maintained hives for homes, businesses, and institutions.
Known for his sustainable cooking and farm-fresh ingredients, Woods Hill's Charlie Foster is a leader in the farm-to-table movement.
Gaining Ground in Concord, Massachusetts is one of the region's leading non-profit farms dedicated to hunger relief.
Gillette Stadium looks different already, with 2026 FIFA World Cup matches coming to Foxboro, Massachusetts in June
The longest-tenured employee for the New England Patriots called it a career after 50 years in Foxboro.
Michela Cava scored at 1:12 of the second overtime to lead Ottawa to a 4-3 win over the Boston Fleet Sunday.
The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Sunday to win the rain-shortened series.
Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras ended up with a bruised right hand after he was hit by a fastball from Tampa Bay's Nick Martinez Sunday.
A Boston man says he's lucky to be alive after jumping into the Charles River to save his dog.
Little Joe the gorilla is leaving Boston after decades at the Franklin Park Zoo.
There's been another sighting of an unusual killer whale named Old Thom in the waters off Massachusetts.
A soccer coach in Ludlow, Massachusetts plans to pay it forward after winning big on a lottery scratch ticket.
The Rumney Rocks Climbing Area is partially closed as nesting peregrine falcons could attack rock climbers.