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CPS student with autism sexually assaulted by another student at North Side HS: lawsuit

CPS student with autism sexually assaulted by another student at North Side HS: lawsuit

CHICAGO (WLS) — A civil lawsuit filed Monday alleges a Chicago student…

Missing child with autism found after search operation

A boy living with autism has been reunited with his family after…
‘He appeared dead to me’: Mom of 9-year-old with autism found at child care center with his hands bound behind his back intends to sue

‘He appeared dead to me’: Mom of 9-year-old with autism found at child care center with his hands bound behind his back intends to sue

Background: News footage of the Cherished Legacy Academy in Las Vegas, Nev.…
This mom of two hasn’t paid for an international trip in 10 years — here’s how she travels for free

This mom of two hasn’t paid for an international trip in 10 years — here’s how she travels for free

Sally Edmonds has been on five international trips with her family over…
Hot mic picks up Massachusetts school board member insulting parent advocating for disabled student

Hot mic picks up Massachusetts school board member insulting parent advocating for disabled student

A hot mic at a Massachusetts school board meeting accidentally picked up…
‘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…