Developmental Disorders
TUSCOLA, Ill. - A judge has ruled that a first-grader in central Illinois gets to keep his autism helper dog in school.
ST. LOUIS - A woman pleaded guilty Monday to the Illinois torture killing of a pregnant, developmentally impaired mother who police say was beaten with a plunger handle, burned with a hot glue gun and used for target practice with a BB pistol.
INDIANAPOLIS - The mother of an 8-year-old autistic boy with severe peanut allergies said Friday that an Indianapolis teacher gave her son a peanut-filled candy bar in hopes of making him sick so he wouldn't go on a field trip.
