Sensory-friendly design focuses on controlling the sights, sounds and smells that can be under- or overstimulating to students with autism or other developmental disabilities. A few schools have been ...

Prioritizing clarity, consistency, and connection helps students with autism meet challenges and celebrate progress.

Currently, about 4,000 students with autism in M-DCPS attend school in a general education classroom alongside their non-disabled peers. Other students receive instruction in classrooms tailored ...

Board has taken a major step toward meeting the needs of students with autism by approving both the creation of a dedicated autism support ...

A little before I graduated high school, my mom worked in what they called an ASD room, an Autism Spectrum Disorder classroom. I used to volunteer, and we started using sign with the kids on the ...