Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

Caroline Connor's concerns about her son Mason's development began around his first birthday, when she noticed he wasn't talking or using any words. Their pediatrician didn't seem worried, but the ...

Aazam Dahir, 4, was reported missing in Louisville, Ky., on May 16, prompting a large-scale search Dahir, who had autism and ...

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md (7News) — A nonverbal eight-year-old boy with autism was saved after Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD) conducted a late-night search with their Special ...

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WASHINGTON (ABC 7) — Dekeda Brown, Founder of Walk One Day In Our Shoes, is working on a new documentary to show the opposite narrative that many autism families live with. Brown sat down with GMW to ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Life can be quite difficult for people on the autism spectrum who are minimally or nonverbal as well as for their caretakers. Autism Breakthrough in Knoxville introduced WATE ...

NEW YORK -- A nonverbal teenager with autism found his way back to his family after he was missing for almost 24 hours in New York City. Sixteen-year-old Connor Lian's parents are breathing a sigh of ...

MILFORD, Ohio (WKRC) - A simple keyboard is giving a local young man a voice he has never had. Jakob Jordan, 24, has nonverbal, severe autism and apraxia, making it difficult for him to speak and ...