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

• Winnipeg mom calls hairdresser an ‘angel’ after helping son with autism

On The Beat

• Calera police car promotes autism awareness

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

Educational Block

• Growing independence with Nebraska Transition College’s Residential Program