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The Problem With Reporting on Special Education

Special education reporting often asks journalists to translate a system built on individualized rights into a story written for a mass audience. That creates a fundamental tension. What looks excessive when viewed at the system level may b...

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The "6 Fillings, 300% Risk" Autism Claim: We Traced It Back. Here's What We Found.

A claim spreading on social media this week says mothers with six or more dental fillings have a 300% increased chance of having an autistic child.

The post is short, alarming and framed as a suppressed truth parents deserve to know. There...

12 days ago
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What If Your Child’s Classroom Placement Isn’t Working?

For many families, the beginning of a new school year brings hope that the classroom placement outlined in a child’s Individualized Education Program will provide the support they need to succeed. But what happens when, just a few weeks int...

15 days ago
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When Bullying Looks Different: Why Students With Disabilities Face a Greater Risk

For students with disabilities, bullying isn’t simply another difficult part of growing up. Research has consistently found that children with disabilities face a greater risk of bullying and repeated victimization than their nondisabled pe...

16 days ago
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Trump’s New Childhood Vaccine Order: 5 Things Autism Families Should Know

The White House is changing federal childhood vaccine recommendations, calling for vaccines to be spread across more medical visits and reopening a familiar and deeply contentious debate over autism.

President Donald Trump signed an execu...

23 days ago
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