Donald Triplett, the first person diagnosed with autism, dies at 89
Triplett was 89.
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Triplett was 89.
It's prom season, and not even the rain could put a damper on Thursday's Hawaiian-themed dance party for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
It's prom season, and not even the rain could put a damper on Thursday's Hawaiian-themed dance party for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Ken Blahetka decided to give his son, Kevin, some one-on-one help by enrolling in classes with his son at Joliet Junior College.
Law enforcement comes together for Autism Awareness Month
The boy was found unharmed not far from home.
She says someone created a fake memorial for her son saying he died, even though he's very much alive.
April is National Autism Awareness Month which helps bring focus on acceptance and inclusion. But that has not been an issue with Coral Reef Senior High student Jonathan Mizrachi, a student with top grades who is also an athlete making strides on the track and field team and inspiring his teammates.
April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month, and the Miami-Dade Police Department is committed to training its police officers to recognize the signs and symptoms of Autism in order to effectively communicate with people who have the developmental disability.
The family of a 19-year-old student with autism will receive a $2 million settlement from a Florida school district a year and a half after he choked on a chicken nugget and died.
A grand jury has indicted Miami mother, Patricia Ripley, for first-degree murder in the drowning death of 9-year-old son with autism and prosecutors say they'll pursue the death penalty.
Lawyers for Miami mother, Patricia Ripley, pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges she pushed her 9-year-old son with autism into a canal to drown.
The Margate Police Department has launched a new outreach program to better connect with Broward County's autism community.
The mother of an autistic 12-year-old boy says her son's summer camp used excessive force while he was being restrained.
For the first time in the Miss Florida pageant history, a woman with autism will compete.
Hundreds of students gathered inside a ballroom to celebrate Miami-Dade County Public Schools' annual Prom Day for students with disabilities on Tuesday.
Parents and teachers from Norcrest Elementary School in Pompano Beach are demanding change.
Teacher Jaya Narain is explaining the details of a medical prescription to her students.
A brand new Multi-Sensory Room for kids with autism and other special needs had it's grand opening today at Miami International Airport. MIA's ceremony for the room kicked off their celebration of Autism Awareness Month.
Miami International Airport is celebrating Autism Awareness Month with the grand opening of a brand new Multi-Sensory Room for kids with autism.
CBS4's Marybel Rodriguez introduces us to a young South Florida boy with autism who expresses himself through his art and he does it with grace, determination and perseverance.
Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Rick Maglione says the FLPD Cares program will help their officers in situations involving people with autism.
Autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) incorporates a group of neurodevelopmental disorders causing impaired communication skills and social skills.
Parkland Native Haley Moss is just 24-years-old and already incredibly accomplished.
A special education teacher and two aides are charged with abusing children with autism by blowing whistles into one's ears and locking them in dark bathrooms.
CBS Miami is hosting a The Price Is Right contestant search at Toyota of Hollywood on Aug. 28.
Emergency crews are on the scene as officials work to contain the blaze, which is now 60% under control.
Miami-Dade authorities say victims were beaten with canes and paddles after allegedly answering fraternity-related questions incorrectly.
With thousands of TPS holders working in South Florida's healthcare system, the end of temporary protections could leave families and patients at risk, as caregivers face possible deportation within days.
Center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones and second baseman Jeff Kent were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
CBS Miami is hosting a The Price Is Right contestant search at Toyota of Hollywood on Aug. 28.
Emergency crews are on the scene as officials work to contain the blaze, which is now 60% under control.
Miami-Dade authorities say victims were beaten with canes and paddles after allegedly answering fraternity-related questions incorrectly.
With thousands of TPS holders working in South Florida's healthcare system, the end of temporary protections could leave families and patients at risk, as caregivers face possible deportation within days.
Center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones and second baseman Jeff Kent were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
A federal appeals court has upheld a judge's ruling that halted President Trump's efforts to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot.
Nearly as many Americans are following news about the cyclospora parasite as they are the conflict with Iran.
The plans include arresting migrants in Ohio and quickly putting them on deportation flights to crisis-stricken Haiti, the internal documents indicate.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's accusations of Russia helping Iran target U.S. troops are not the first.
A substance found in the work van of a Mexican immigrant killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has tested negative for illicit drugs, the top prosecutor in Houston said Friday.
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede spoke to former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, who is behind one of those lawsuits.
As Florida attorney general, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundation
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Tenisha Warner sat down for an exclusive interview with "CBS Mornings" before a lawsuit over her late husband's estate became public, and discussed her grief and raising her daughter alone.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.