Good Day! Here is today’s Autism News Digest for today, Monday, March 13, 2023.

Acceptance and Awareness

• ‘Inclusion on Ice’ Provides Quality Family Time for All at Wheeling Park
• ‘Anybody can be here’ — Board game festival celebrates 10 years with accessible event

Educational Block

• ‘Let him play.’ How a deaf, autistic basketball player’s one shining moment became a Cerritos College nightmare
• Auburn adds SAV to fleet – Sensory Activation Vehicle

Advocacy Corner

• ‘Four’ward, Not ‘Four’gotten events plan to honor the 4-year anniversary of Osazie Osagie’s death
• “Without her, I would be absolutely nothing” – how Mika the Cockapoo changed Oldham teen’s life after autism diagnosis
• Pueblo West mom pushes for more programs for people with disabilities
• A months-long landfill fire in Alabama reveals waste regulation gaps

The Victimized

• ‘That means we don’t have food for a month’: Single mother of 3 says someone skimmed her EBT card out of $900
• Lawsuit details sexual, physical assaults of vulnerable Sask. man at group home

Research Developments

• The causes and progress of autism are still being studied. Here’s what we know.
• ‘Horrifying’: Huge Proportion Of Children Pursuing Gender Transitions Are Actually Autistic, Experts Believe

Awesome Advocates

• Augusta mom to host first autism walk in honor of son
• Adaptive ski instructor learned to tailor approach
• Ronan family looks to bring facility for adults with autism to Montana

The Brilliant and Talented

• N.J. high school student with autism opens first solo art exhibition