Good Day! Here is today’s Autism News Digest for today, Friday, May 5, 2023
The Brilliant and Talented
- Zachary Pike Shares His Personal Story About Living With Asperger Syndrome
- Chicago boy creates hoodie for autism patients to self-soothe
- Living on the Autism Spectrum
- High school senior builds guitar out of wood, dreams of rocking out on the big stage
Advocacy Corner
- For parents of autistic children, accessing help a big challenge
- Misdiagnosis of Autism for Mental and Personality Disorders
- Me, Myself, as Mommy: Autism awareness in schools must be strengthened
- Autism explored in ‘The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night-Time’
- Accessing needed resources for children a yearslong battle
- Brendan Fraser Details Son Griffin’s Autism Diagnosis and What It Has Taught Him and His Family
- ‘A Lot Fell Into Place’: The Adults Who Discovered They Were Autistic—After Their Child Was Diagnosed
Acceptance and Awareness
- Sabine Elementary School installs sensory room geared toward students with autism, behavioral disorders
- St. Johns County to offer autism certification grant
Awesome Advocates
On The Beat
The Victimized
- Boy with autism, grandfather threatened at family-owned food truck in Los Banos
- Florida robber chased off by store owner with baseball bat left autistic son home alone
- Mom pursuing charges after son with severe disabilities cyberbullied at Campbell High
- Family receives apology after service dog denied entry into Prince William County Schools event
- Wyoming County Board of Education involved in two civil lawsuits