Special Needs
Court Grants Parents Permission to Sterilize 11-Year-Old
A couple won permission from the Australian courts to go ahead with a planned hysterectomy for their ...Read more
Father Claims Autistic Son the Victim of Snake Oil Salesmen
Some doctors believe autism is caused by toxic metals in the body, and what children need is ...Read more
House Passes Bill to Stop Forcible Discipline in Schools
The reports coming out of these places are horrific.
People are held against their will, even ...Read more
Hearing Loss Doesn't Affect Quality of Life for Kids with Cochlear Implants
Deaf children who have cochlear implants report the same quality of life as their hearing ...Read more
Are "Test Tube Babies" Healthy?
Credit: Corbis
More than 30 years after the birth of the first "test tube baby," medical ...Read more
Lawmaker Backs Off Remarks Calling Disabled Children God's 'Punishment'
God has "a special punishment" for first abortions of first pregnancies, Virginia lawmaker Robert ...Read more
Airport Security Forces Boy, 4, to Remove Leg Braces
A 4-year-old boy was allegedly told to remove his leg braces before being allowed to walk through ...Read more
Injured Duck Teaches Boy in Wheelchair to Walk
Becci Lomax with Ming-Ming, the duckling that helped teach her son Finlay to walk. Credit: Lucy ...Read more
Study Suggests Link Between Autism and Parents' Ages
As parents and researchers struggle and debate about the cause of the autism epidemic -- or if ...Read more
My Botox Baby
My son, post Botox. Photo by Julie Z. Rosenberg
I watched through spread fingers as one ...Read more
Bipolar Diagnoses Among Young Children Soar
They are called "The Terrible Twos" for a reason.
Any parent can tell you about the emotional ...Read more
