(AP Photo/LM Otero)Other states mandate classroom video as a safeguard for kids and staff alike. In New Jersey, the legislation has fizzled
(AP Photo/LM Otero)Other states mandate classroom video as a safeguard for kids and staff alike. In New Jersey, the legislation has fizzled
(John Mooney/NJ Spotlight News)Families have made almost 3,000 requests for information about an agency that's supposed to help students. 'They blew me off,' one mom says
(Suzanne Buchanan)Notice the changes in movie theaters and doctor's offices? That's our work on behalf of New Jerseyans who experience the world differently
(AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz)Legislation would compel insurers to continue benefits after age 26 -- relief for parents who face losing access to specialized treatments
(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)'But when it becomes a political football, it just takes a stressed out community and makes us more stressed.'
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Multiple studies reveal no casual link. 'It's not so simple,' Rutgers expert says

Interview: Patricia Miller, chair, New Jersey Chapter for the National Council on Severe Autism
(NJ Spotlight News)Interview: Dr. Walter Zahorodny, autism researcher and clinical psychologist at Rutgers University

Driver license or state-issued ID could also indicate a person is on the spectrum

(Ken Cedeno/Pool via AP, File)Bill would be latest from NJ representative on federal response to autism

Advocacy group fights to overturn court conditions on young man with autism

NJ Advance Media report cites medical records, police reports, court documents
NJ Spotlight NewsThe study looked at health and education records of all 16-year-olds across four counties

New center in Elizabeth is considered the first of its kind in New Jersey
(NJ Spotlight News)The law goes into effect in December of next year

Advocates say wait time for diagnosis can be up to two years

The event is set to become an annual affair at Allaire Community Farm

'I was often excluded by regular students because they were not taught how to communicate with people like me'

Research director of NJ Autism Study, Walter Zahorodny, discusses the data