Good Day! Here is today’s Autism News Digest for today, Wednesday, March 1, 2023.

Acceptance and Awareness

• ‘THIS WILL OPEN THE DOORS’: Iowa DOT making rest areas completely accessible by adding adult changing rooms
• Toledo businesses embrace autism sensitivity
• Pima County library offers sensory program for children with autism
• Rediscovering Myself: Diagnosed with Neurodivergence at 40

Advocacy Corner

• Do people with autism feel pain more acutely? Study sheds light on a little-discussed phenomenon
• The Terrible Stress of Autism Parenting
• The pandemic gave some neurodiverse workers the office they need. Now, we’re ‘going backwards’
• Teachers union backs restraint bill; foes say it would make Nebraska students ‘free game’

The Brilliant and Talented

• Germantown Brothers ‘Rock for Autism’
• Savoring College Life
• Moore to the Story: Indiana man wrestles life to achieve dreams

Research Developments

• Through the eye of the beholder: People with autism may process illusory shapes differently

The Victimized

• Man with autism bullied in Facebook groups, family gets creative to have it deleted

Awesome Advocates

• East Texas Women: Patricia Glass creates organization to support neurodivergent children

Educational Block

• Lauderdale County Schools installing sensory rooms
• Concerned North Elementary School parent speaks out at BOE meeting

Reaching Out

• Disneyland’s ‘evil queen’ praised for connecting with autistic teen: ‘Thomas is safe and understood’