A Santa with autism plays a very special role every Christmas, helping children on the autism spectrum and their families experience the joy of the season.

Santa Claus waves to the crowds during the Thanksgiving Day Parade down State Street on Nov. 22, 2018. Two upcoming dinners hosted by Autism Eats aim to make Santa visits easier for kids with autism.

Santa Claus waves to the crowds during the Thanksgiving Day Parade down State Street on Nov. 22, 2018. Two upcoming dinners hosted by Autism Eats aim to make Santa visits easier for kids with autism.

Malls across the country are opening early this holiday season so children with autism can visit Santa in a calmer environment.

Santa knows how to interact with kids who have autism – and he wants them to know he cares.

Some malls close down for a few hours to give kids with autism a chance to be alone with Santa Claus.

Eventually, Santa joined him on the floor — on his famous belly. Autism Speaks and Maeghan Pawley “He got down on his stomach and just started playing with him,” Deely said. “They didn’t ...

I’ve worked with people on the Autism spectrum for a decade and served as the Autism specialist for two medical centers including Kaiser Santa Clara.

A Santa in a mall gets on the floor while meeting with 6-year-old Brayden, who has autism, because Brayden was too nervous to sit in Santa's lap.

Autism cluster found in Santa Clara County linked to parent education, not neighborhood toxins Pamela Kerman helps her autistic son, Nolan, 15, with his homework in their San Jose home Tuesday Jan ...

They include autism therapists, autism psychologists, autism psychotherapists and autism counselors. A therapist can help with diagnosis on the autism spectrum or aspergers in Santa Rosa Beach.

GRANDVILLE, Mich. – A magical moment caught on camera when Santa Clause empathized with a child with autism worried his disability would put him on the ‘naughty list’. What the man in red ...