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

Acceptance and Awareness

• Michigan shedding light on Autism Acceptance Month
• MAYOR FOUTS ISSUES PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING APRIL 2023 AUTISM AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE MONTH IN THE CITY OF WARREN
• Autism Transit Project expands to four more cities
• Sesame Place Philadelphia celebrates Autism Acceptance Month
• City of West Hollywood Recognizes April as Autism Acceptance Month with Free Film Screening of ‘Boys Don’t Wear Dresses’ on April 15 at 7 p.m.

The Victimized

• Man sexually assaulted people with autism at Greenwood therapy center

Awesome Advocates

• Student develops device to help those with autism
• 10 disabled- and neurodivergent-owned small businesses worth supporting

Advocacy Corner

• As someone with autism, I would like to love Autism Awareness Month — but I can’t
• Firefighter teaches first responders ways to interact with people with autism
• Targeting The Gut To Treat Irritability Associated With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Black, queer and neurodivergent in tech: How one advocate is creating safe space for intersectionality

On The Beat

• Apple Valley Police celebrating autism acceptance

Educational Block

• Port Richmond teen with autism found safe after being missing for days when dropped off at wrong bus stop
• Field trips become learning tools for North Allegheny autistic support and life skills support students
• Family wants Gwinnett County principal to resign, charged after 9-year-old’s leg broken
• Boy’s mother says child’s naked walk down hallway put principal on administrative leave

The Brilliant and Talented

• ‘She transforms onstage’: Columbus teen with autism shines through love of song, talent

Reaching Out

• New sensory-friendly gym and family center on Madison’s north side
• 6-year-old boy becomes NYC subway conductor thanks to Make-A-Wish