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AUTISM

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‘Government-by-universal-injunction has persisted long enough’: Trump demands SCOTUS limit federal court powers over executive branch in birthright citizenship ban case

‘The government’s errors are unsurprising’: Judge asked to enjoin Trump’s deportation plans after ICE allegedly mistook ‘autism awareness’ and ‘soccer’ tattoos for gang affiliations

US President Donald Trump sits during his meeting with NATO Secretary General…
‘I have been fired for this before’: Disney sued over employee who allegedly blamed having autism for taking upskirt photos

‘I have been fired for this before’: Disney sued over employee who allegedly blamed having autism for taking upskirt photos

Background: Cinderella Castle and Main Street, U.S.A. are seen at Walt Disney…
‘I didn’t want to upset her’: Mom who allowed 70-pound adult daughter with ‘severe autism’ to waste away from starvation because she was sensitive about her weight pleads guilty

Mom who starved 70-pound adult daughter with ‘severe autism’ to death because she ‘didn’t want to upset’ victim by discussing weight learns her fate

Inset: Amy S. Laszkiewicz (Waukesha County Jail). Background: The residence where Laszkiewicz…
Parents kept 11-year-old son with autism in enclosure ‘similar to a jail cell’ for 6 years in feces-filled home

Parents who kept 11-year-old son with autism in enclosure ‘similar to a jail cell’ for 6 years in feces-filled home avoid prison time

Insets, top to bottom: Jeffery Scanlan and Misty Scanlan (Henderson Police Department).…
Severely autistic teen found dead in ‘mummified’ state as mom is charged

Severely autistic teen found dead in ‘mummified’ state as mom is charged

A nonverbal Texas teen with severe autism was found dead at home…
‘Unrecognizable as a 19-year-old’: Mother arrested after daughter with severe autism is found dead and ‘mummified’

‘Unrecognizable as a 19-year-old’: Mother arrested after daughter with severe autism is found dead and ‘mummified’

Inset: Crystal Canales (Balch Springs Police Department). Background: The woman’s residence in…
Misinformation alert — RFK Jr. keeps peddling his detestable autism lies

Misinformation alert — RFK Jr. keeps peddling his detestable autism lies

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spread many detestable theories in his life,…

Woman who savagely attacked a teen with autism fights to have sentence quashed

A Melbourne woman who bashed an autistic teenager in a savage group…
Senate Proposal Expands Opportunities for Children with Autism and Their Families

Senate Proposal Expands Opportunities for Children with Autism and Their Families

State Sen. Benjamin Albritton (Florida Channel) The Florida Senate on Wednesday unveiled…
Why False Claims About Vaccines and Autism Refuse to Die

Why False Claims About Vaccines and Autism Refuse to Die

The idea that autism is caused by vaccines has recently been revived…