Sunnyvale Residents Suing Family With Autistic Son Claim Boy Attacked Their Kids
A lawsuit has made a quiet Sunnyvale cul-de-sac into a legal battleground a lightning rod among advocates for people with autism.
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A lawsuit has made a quiet Sunnyvale cul-de-sac into a legal battleground a lightning rod among advocates for people with autism.
The neighbors of a Sunnyvale family with a nine-year-old autistic boy have sued the family, seeking an injunction against the boy for being a public nuisance, according to an autism blog.
Economists at UC Davis say the costs associated with caring for people with autism spectrum disorder in the U.S. could reach more than $260 billion this year and could skyrocket in the next decade.
The actor, who believes there is a link between vaccinations and autism, took to Twitter to let his 14 million followers know how much he truly hates the bill, calling Governor Jerry Brown a "corporate fascist."
April 2 marks the eighth annual World Autism Awareness Day in which organizations around the world celebrate the day with unique fundraising and awareness-raising events. And this time around--for the first time--parents of kids with Autism spectrum disorder in the Bay Area have place where they can find materials and products tailored for them.
We're now in the worst measles epidemic in over 15 years. Is the anti-vaccine movement causing America to lose its herd immunity?
With the potential to affect thousands, the recent outbreak of measles in the U.S. has placed a spotlight on a debate that's raged for years.
A 9-year-old child reported missing Sunday afternoon in Fairfield has been found, police said.
Children enrolled in Medi-Cal are now eligible to receive treatment for autism spectrum disorders in an effort to level the playing field for kids from families unable to afford the expensive therapy.
An autistic man who went missing Wednesday afternoon was found safe at a bus station in Napa the same day, a Napa County sheriff's captain said.
A father followed his 9-year-old autistic son onto the school bus Friday morning and attacked his son's bully, said Richmond Police Lt. Mark Gagan.
The world will light up blue Wednesday for the seventh annual World Autism Awareness Day.
The Antioch Unified School District has announced that it will pay $8 million to eight families who sued over a teacher's alleged abuse of autistic kindergarten students and the district's failure to report it.
A male pedestrian was seriously injured when he was struck on eastbound Interstate Highway 580 in Oakland Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The CDC estimates one in 50 babies born in the U.S. today will be on the Autism spectrum. What will happen when they grow up? A San Francisco couple is working to make sure they'll have jobs that match their abilities.
The parents of three autistic San Francisco Bay area kindergarten students allege a teacher slapped, pinched and verbally abused the kids.
The mother of an autistic 6-year-old boy is looking for answers from her son's Hayward school after he went missing and turned up at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant more than a mile and a half away.
If you suspect your child might have autism, getting answers as fast as possible can be crucial. A researcher may have found a way to unlock the mysteries of the puzzling disorder in just minutes.
Obesity during pregnancy might increase chances for having a child with autism, according to new study out of University of California, Davis.
Hewlett Packard hosted a "hack-a-thon" in Silicon Valley Tuesday to create applications for families with Autistic children.
A new study suggests that nearly 20 percent of children who have an autistic older brother or sister will develop the disorder too. That's a rate much higher than previously thought.
Parents of Bay Area autistic children are fighting with insurance companies over coverage of a commonly used behavioral therapy called Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) and claim state regulators aren't doing enough to force insurers to pay.
San Jose police are asking for the public's help in finding a teen with autism who went missing from his home this morning.
What causes autism? Scientists still don't have an answer, but a new study by UCSF's Institute for Human Genetics and Stanford University suggest that conditions in a mom's womb may trigger the developmental disorder.
