In January, Jessica Vestal’s 10-year-old autistic son, who cannot speak, came home from school in suburban Denver with bruises all over his body. Other injuries followed, including a black eye … Read More
Investigators frantically searching for a missing Tennessee teenager with autism expanded their efforts across state lines to a Kentucky landfill. Detectives with the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office, which is handling … Read More
Heartwarming video captured the moment cops safely found a 5-year-old girl with autism who got lost after wandering into a thick Florida swamp. Three Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies were seen … Read More
Long Island high schoolers’ big hearts are helping athletes with disabilities play the sport by taking up funds to support inclusive initiatives. “Lacrosse My Heart,” a nonprofit spearheaded by six student … Read More
Dr. Shaun Murphy is canceling his appointments and retiring from San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital. ABC said its veteran hospital drama “The Good Doctor,” starring Freddie Highmore, will end after … Read More
A Thai spiritual medium has been arrested for allegedly raping an autistic woman after telling her mother that the 21-year-old was his former lover in a previous life. Pasriariyamatetrai Satjaputtabaramee, … Read More
The pastor of a Missouri church landed himself in hot water after preaching that autism is caused by “demonic” powers — insisting parents should “just cast the demon out” to cure … Read More
Police in the United Kingdom arrested a teenage girl, whose mother said she has Autism, after the child made remarks that one of the officers resembled a lesbian on Monday, according to … Read More
An assistant professor at Purdue University, who has been diagnosed with autism, said that they were accused by a fellow researcher of being an AI bot after sending an email … Read More
Several Dutch citizens who had autism or other intellectual disabilities have died by physician-assisted suicide in recent years after doctors determined their afflictions were untreatable obstacles to a normal life, … Read More
