My autistic son can finally say ‘Daddy’ aged four…and I’m SO proud

Sarah Marsh Rory, 4, has finally started to talk and can now say ‘Daddy’ My son Rory has been fighting battles ever since he was conceived. In the womb he gave us all sorts of scares. Abnormal scans, endless blood tests, invasive fluid samples, pre-natal heart checks. He came through all that – and a […]

Autistic Teen Gets a Helping Hand From TSA During Rush Hour

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The Advantages of Autistic Employees

Fourteen of the employees at EY, the consulting firm formerly known as Ernst & Young, probably wouldn’t have made it past a standard job interview. “They don’t look at you in the eye, and in a traditional interview you would say, this is not a good candidate,” explained EY director Hiren Shukla, during an interview […]

‘Worst kind of helplessness’: Family struggles to find support for autistic, self-harming teen

A northern Ontario family is desperately searching for help after being told their severely autistic, nonverbal teenage daughter will not be able to return to her community care residence because of self-injurious behaviour. CBC | Health News

Why this 16-year-old autistic teenager can’t attend school and his mother is desperate for help

Abdullah Yar Khan is 16 years old, six foot, 200 pounds. He doesn’t speak, he’s not toilet trained and is getting increasingly aggressive. He doesn’t qualify for care during the day because he’s supposed to be in school. His mother wants the government to provide more services for people like her son. CBC | Health […]

Louisiana officer found guilty of manslaughter over shooting of autistic child

Published time: 25 Mar, 2017 18:13 A Louisiana police officer who fired 14 shots at a father and his six-year-old autistic son, killing the child, has been found guilty of manslaughter. Derrick Stafford fired on Chris Few and his son Jeremy Mardis after a car chase in November. Stafford, 33, was found guilty of manslaughter […]