Parents kill their two autistic children and family pets in ‘murder-suicide’
Australian couple ‘felt they had no other choice’ after being beaten down by the system Two autistic brothers were killed by their parents who then took their own lives in…
Footprints Center for Autism getting ready for A Blue Carpet Affair
Footprints Center for Autism is inviting everyone to its eighth annual fundraising event. A Blue Carpet Affair will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. April 18 at Pine Ridge…
He was calm’: Man shares story of finding 6-year-old with autism who went missing
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. (FOX 2) – A little boy with autism is safe and sound today after the community rallied together to find him once he went missing Sunday. Neighbors…
Arraignment for Mentor mother charged after 2 kids, including 1 who is autistic, found outside in extreme cold
MENTOR, Ohio (WOIO) – A Mentor mother facing criminal charges after police said her three-year-old and eight-year-old daughters were found outside in the bitter cold, pleaded not guilty at her…
California illegal immigrant charged with raping autistic teen
WASHINGTON (KWTX) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the arrest of a Mexican national charged with sexual assault of a 14-year-old autistic girl on New Year’s Eve. Enrique…
Former Westbrook ed tech sentenced to probation for assaulting a 6-year-old boy with autism
Dan Spring, a former ed tech in Maine, received a suspended probation sentence stemming from an incident last April. Next up in 5 PORTAL KING: Lane Kiffin, Sam Leavitt, and…
Celebs Who Have Opened Up About Their Autism Diagnoses
Autism, a type of neurodivergence, is a stretching umbrella that captures under it a series of different conditions and syndromes. Considered a spectrum, there are often frequent misunderstandings with the…
What it’s like to have nonspeaking autism and what has helped me | Your Turn
How do I begin such a topic when those reading have a completely different experience in navigating their bodies through this existence? Imagine knowing exactly what you want to say,…
Teen allegedly endured ‘extreme violence and sexual abuse’ at Birmingham autism center
A 17-year-old boy with autism was physically and sexually assaulted while in the care of a residential treatment provider in Birmingham, according to a newly filed lawsuit. The lawsuit was…
Opening the Door: How Bettaway and WeMake Built an Autism Employment Model the Pallet Industry Can Follow
Most good ideas in business don’t start with a committee or a consultant’s slide deck. They start with a simple yes. That’s how Bettaway president John Vaccaro describes the beginning…