New school for autistic children moves step closer
Funding has been approved to provide more school places for children with complex autism. Kirklees Council had already agreed that Woodley School and College in Huddersfield would move to a…
Mom to sue NY school for allegedly putting 8-year-old autistic son in ‘box-shaped wooden dog cage’
An upstate New York school district allegedly used a “box-shaped wooden dog cage” to keep an 8-year-old, nonverbal autistic boy under control during class — and the youngster’s parents are…
Surveillance Video Shows Assistant Dragging Autistic Student Down Hallway
Photo: bymuratdeniz / iStock / Getty Images A teacher’s assistant in the Las Vegas has been accused of dragging an autistic student down a hallway at J. E. Manch Elementary…
NIH Grant Supports USU Professor’s Goal to Change the Conversation for Autistic Teens
If you were to step onto the ground floor of the Lillywhite building at Utah State University, you would find a space filled with purpose — the lab of Camille…
NYC-based nonprofit to open new center for adults with autism in Uniondale
A New York City-based nonprofit serving the autism community plans to expand its footprint on Long Island this spring with a new center in Uniondale. QSAC Inc. signed a 15-year…
‘Extremely lonely and isolated’ mum killed disabled daughter and then took her own life, coroner rules
‘Extremely lonely and isolated’ mum killed disabled daughter and then took her own life, coroner rules The inquests into the deaths of Martina Karos and her daughter, Eleni Edwards, have…
Once-pulseless autistic boy, 6, opens eyes in hospital after cops say he endured brutal beating
Police say it came at the hands of his mother’s boyfriend NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A South Florida child who was in a medically induced coma continues to recover.…
Maine State Police bloodhound finds missing 5-year-old girl with autism in swamp unharmed
Maine State Police bloodhound finds missing 5-year-old girl with autism in swamp unharmed PALERMO, Maine (WGME) — Maine State Police say one of their bloodhounds “Millie” helped find a missing…
Boy, 13, found dead on railway tracks named as mum pays tribute
Boy, 13, found dead on railway tracks named as mum pays tribute His mum said he was an ‘incredibly loving and caring’ son View Image Thomas Reynolds(Image: ) A 13-year-old…
Video shows woman dragged from car by ICE agents in Minneapolis as she tells them she’s autistic
The woman can be heard saying she is an ‘autistic disabled person’ trying to get to her doctor As violent clashes between ICE agents and protesters escalate in Minneapolis, video…