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Autism Mother Objects to Beauty Pageant Award
Melbourne, Australia brings us a bizarre story about a mother of a little girl with autism who entered her daughter in a child beauty contest with neurotypical fellow contestants and is now protesting its outcome.
Leonie Myles was shocked…
Nine-Year-Old with Autism Still Being Kept from Father
I'm sorry to have to provide an upsetting update from my previous article, The State vs. Autism Families. Nine-year-old Ayn Van Dyk, who was taken from her home after being safely recovered after a wandering incident, is still in the…
Addressing the Autism Education Crisis
A recent article decrying the fact that Mississippi requires no autism training for its special education teachers struck me as hardly newsworthy.
The reality is that special education teacher requirements vary drastically from…
Stranger Replaces Stolen Autism Therapy Dog
The recent trends in autism news have been dispiriting, to say the least. The persecution of parents with autism, a community rejecting a group home for young adults with autism, the harrowing encounters between individuals with autism and…
Autism Conference Set to Educate and Unite Attendees
Beginning this Wednesday, July 6, the Autism Society of America Foundation will hold its annual conference in Orlando, Florida. This will mark the organization's 42nd conference and is one of the largest of its kind in the nation. The…
Florida Mom Jailed for Truancy of Son with Autism
Tampa, Florida brings us an appalling case of a single mother jailed because her child with autism missed too much school. Non-verbal and prone to disrupting class, the son attended half-days at his elementary school. His mother would…
UK Mother Set Free After Killing Son with Autism
Following up on a story we reported on in May, Yvonne Freaney, a UK mother who killed her 11-year-old son with severe autism, has been allowed to walk free by Justice Wyn Williams this past week. This comes after initially being cleared of…
Queens Community Opposed to Group Home for Autism
A truly disheartening story has emerged from Queens, New York where Bellerose residents are saying “not in my backyard” to an Astoria nonprofit’s plan to set up a group home for young adults with autism in their neighborhood. Apparently,…
Teen Hacker Diagnosed with Autism
A UK teen who has been implicated in a string of website hacking incidents, has Asperger's Syndrome, his lawyer said this past week.
Ryan Cleary, 19, has been accused of taking down Britain's Serious Organized Crime Agency (SOCA) website…
Child with Autism Accidentally Shoots Brother
A bizarre and tragic story has emerged out of Houston this week, where a 7-year-old child with autism accidentally shot and killed his 5-year-old brother after they were left alone in a motel room.
The boys' father, Vincent Del Sol, was…