Good Day! Here is today’s Autism News Digest for today, Tuesday, May 2, 2023.

On The Beat

• Sparta Township Proclaims National Autism Awareness Month
• Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office Launches Decal Initiative To Help Keep People Living With Autism Safe

Advocacy Corner

• The King of Ausome is hoping sensory-friendly “ausome hours” can come to Buffalo city parks
• What Is Time Blindness? And Why Does It Happen?

Acceptance and Awareness

• Autism awareness and acceptance: Taking action on a growing health issue
• Blue Man Group returns sensory-friendly performance in September

Awesome Advocates

• Lexington mom starts non-profit for families of kids with autism, disabilities
• Power of play – and Rice Krispies Treats: Sibshops connect kids who have siblings with disabilities

The Brilliant and Talented

• ‘Stand clear of the closing doors:’ Children with autism make adorable train announcements
• Man with Down syndrome becomes viral basketball sensation
• How to win at cards and life, according to poker’s autistic superstar
• How a mother’s love started a school for kids with learning differences

The Remembered

• 8-year-old boy with autism drowns after falling into horse trough in Hernando County
• Kevin Yarbrough

Educational Block

• The College Internship Program in Lee helps students with autism navigate the transition to independence
• Special education student seeks damages for unwanted behavior by another special education student