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A Florida mother is facing the death penalty after she confessed to pushing her son, who was autistic and nonverbal, into a Miami canal and then leaving him there to drown. A Miami-Dade grand jury this week indicted Patricia Ripley on first-degree murder charges and several other felonies for the death of 9-year-old Alejandro Ripley, …
New research, published on Wednesday 28 October, from The Institute of Leadership & Management has revealed a significant lack of understanding and awareness of neurodivergents in the workplace despite an estimated one in seven people being neurodivergent, which includes a range of conditions such as autism and dyslexia. Highest level of bias towards Tourette Syndrome …
The video from former Statesville Police Officer Michael Fattaleh’s body camera shows him rushing across a classroom toward two women who are sitting with a small boy. “OK, I’ve got him. He’s mine now,” Fattaleh says. He takes the 7-year-old, autistic child from the women, handcuffs the boy’s arms behind his back and presses him …
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) — A former group home worker pleaded guilty Thursday to murdering an autistic patient in 2018. Trent Yates stomped 21-year-old Matthew Cox to death at the home where he lived and Yates worked as a caretaker. Investigators said Yates had been physically and verbally abusive to Cox before he was killed. An …
Since I was diagnosed so late in life, I was spared some parts of the direct ableism that so many of my fellows have had to navigate from an early age. I haven’t ever had to deal with the immediate assumptions that non-Autistic people (NTs) make when they meet an Autistic child with a diagnosis …
On Aug. 22, regulations on the use of seclusion and restraint in public elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia were finalized, with an implementation date of Jan. 1. Virginia now has regulations that legitimize practices that are ineffective, cruel and harmful. For those unfamiliar with restraint and seclusion, here are the definitions: …
Ian has been open about his Autism Spectrum Disorder during his time on the show, and sadly it appears his house guests are not taking the care to understand his condition. Wednesday night saw members of the BB22 cast continue to make fun of Ian and make harsh comments about his anxiety. Clips of houseguests …
This week on Neurodiversity News, we have interviewed another amazing ally of the neurodiversity movement, who is Shannon Des Roches Rosa. She is a mother of an autistic son and the senior and managing editor of the Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism. Neurodiversity News: Tell me about yourself and what you do. Shannon Rosa: I’m …
At 22, Tyler Borjas had a job, a bank account and got around using Uber and Metrorail. But he couldn’t legally vote, buy a house or make travel plans. That’s because a Miami-Dade court deemed Borjas, who has autism, “incapacitated,” and placed him under guardianship. ”I want to make my own decisions,” Borjas, who is …
When it comes to getting around New York City in his wheelchair, Dustin Jones has found three methods that generally work for him. There’s the subway, though roughly three-quarters of subway stations in the city are still not ADA accessible. There are buses, but Jones said those always tend to run a little behind where he …