Autism

There's a chance that you didn't even notice that something was different at the Missouri Walmart store you were in. But, what began as a test program has now become a very big permanent change and will now be done all the time.

Awesome job by Kasey Brislane, a 13-year-old Girl Scout Cadette who received the organization’s Medal of Honor on Sunday. The national award is given to Girl Scouts who save another’s life.

This Saturday, January 25th is the 11th Annual Autism Awareness Night with the Rockford IceHogs. There will be a LEGO theme to the evening as well and this can be seen in the special jerseys the team will be wearing for the game. They will be auctioned off with proceeds benefitting the Autism Program of Easterseals...

If you see a Trick-or-Treater with a blue bucket, here's what it means.

Imagine this mom's joy, after spending 6 months to teach her autistic son the letter 'A', and he just starts singing one of the biggest songs on the radio.

Winnebago County has free help for families who fear that a family member may wander away and get lost.

A local mom would like to open a sensory gym for children with autism in the Stateline area and you can help; here's how.

The challenges and the rewards of raising an autistic child. This mom shares her story from which we all could learn.

A little boy with autism had so much more to talk about with Santa, other than the material things he wanted for Christmas this year. His mom shared his story.

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