Today’s Autism News Digest

Good Day! Here is today’s Autism News Digest for today, Friday, November 25, 2022.

Advocacy Corner

• Christmas sounds, activities can be unsettling for some kids

On The Beat

• New technology is helping law enforcement find “known wanderers” safely

Acceptanace and Awareness

• Catapult Creative House offers autism and sensory friendly safe space for Parade of Lights

The Brilliant and Talented

• Hemlocke Springs Is Happy to Make Your ‘Awkward Black Girl Anthems’
• Peru’s Ryan Steiner used running as a way to cope
• Asperger’s, writes books and sells thousands of copies. This is how an obsession becomes a job
• Wigan singer enters autism talent showcase and performs moving tribute to grandad
• Westphalia mother-son team release book together

The Victimized

• Autism And ADHD: The Youth Justice System Is Harming Neurodivergent Children

Educational Block

• Parents say elementary school-aged son left without Educational Assistant supports
• Student with severe autism held back after his parents claim MNPS mis-evaluated him

The Remembered

• Boy, 5, with autism found dead in pond near his home in Orange County
• Thanksgiving tragedy: Bronx man and daughter killed in fire despite efforts to save them

Research Developments

• New study may be key to help sociability in those with autism

Awesome Advocates

• Meet Children’s Author and People Builder Derrick Jakolby Washington
• Temple Grandin discusses the importance of neurodiversity in her new book