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Families in limbo as centres for kids with autism close doors

Critical child care centres that have provided specialist support to kids living…
‘I get pretty crabby sometimes’: Foster parents beat 3-year-old with autism to death for being a ‘total brat’ after months of giving her ‘owies’ as punishment, cops say

‘I get pretty crabby sometimes’: Foster parents beat 3-year-old with autism to death for being a ‘total brat’ after months of giving her ‘owies’ as punishment, cops say

Insets: Jamie and Raymond Johnson (North Dakota Bureau of Investigation). Background: The…
Sad reason 31-year-old woman has never had a boyfriend

Sad reason 31-year-old woman has never had a boyfriend

My life has always been marked by a strange duality. I was…
‘Abusing this man beyond belief’: Hidden camera captures home health care employees ‘smacking’ around 29-year-old with autism, forcing medication down throat, cops say

‘Abusing this man beyond belief’: Hidden camera captures home health care employees ‘smacking’ around 29-year-old with autism, forcing medication down throat, cops say

Background: Benjamin Tambe (KSAT). Top inset: Tony Israel. Bottom inset: Harrison Odiri…

Soccer club under fire for telling child with autism he's not welcome

Adelaide local soccer club Salisbury United FC is facing scrutiny after abruptly…
‘One too many’: Preschool teacher erupts in anger at 4-year-old boy with autism because he was throwing crayons at her, cops say

‘One too many’: Preschool teacher erupts in anger at 4-year-old boy with autism because he was throwing crayons at her, cops say

Alice Wood (Indian River County Jail). A Florida preschool teacher ended up…
Teacher used electronic dog whistle on 6-year-old student with autism who got ‘loud’: Police

Teacher used electronic dog whistle on 6-year-old student with autism who got ‘loud’: Police

Background: Bell’s Hill Elementary School in Waco, Texas (Google Maps). Inset: Amber…
‘That’s not an accident’: Dad’s attempt to blame nonverbal stepson for fatally shooting teenage daughter does not end well for him

‘That’s not an accident’: Dad’s attempt to blame nonverbal stepson for fatally shooting teenage daughter does not end well for him

Left: Kenneth Farler III (Montgomery County Jail). Right: Kendra Farler (Schlientz &…
Death Penalty Remains On Table In Idaho Murders Trial Despite Suspect's Autism Diagnosis

Death Penalty Remains On Table In Idaho Murders Trial Despite Suspect's Autism Diagnosis

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can pursue…
BOMBSHELL: KOHBERGER BUYS DICK’S BLACK BALACLAVA, SAME MASK DRAWN BY SURVIVOR

Judge Says Bryan Kohberger’s Autism Diagnosis Doesn’t Exempt Him From Death Penalty

The judge overseeing the case of Bryan Kohberger, accused of killing four…