Good Day! Here is today’s Autism News Digest for today, Friday, May 12, 2023
The Victimized
- Arizona family seeks justice after non-verbal teen with autism was assaulted at pizza restaurant
- McDonald’s liable for Chicken McNugget that burned a little girl with autism
- Austin Sherrell: Autistic grocery clerk fired in California after being assaulted three times at work
- Breaking Grounds, Peabody coffee shop that employs adults with mental disabilities, temporarily closed
- Mon City man accused of abusing autistic boy ordered to stand trial
On The Beat
Advocacy Corner
- Kids with autism growing up in middle-class families have the worst health outcomes, and it comes down to money
- My so-called ‘disorder’ made me a better attorney
- Why Autism Rates Are Rising
- Prince George brothers benefiting from autism guide dogs
- Coming to terms with Autism Spectrum Disorders
- The Challenges of Living with Autism in Southeast Manitoba
- Understanding Autism: Housing, employment desperately needed
- Neurodivergence is a career maker for men like Elon Musk and Kanye West. Women aren’t afforded the same privilege
The Brilliant and Talented
- Mom tears up when her autistic son says ‘I love you’ to her for the first time: ‘Amazing progress’
- Pine Tree High School senior succeeds despite language barrier, disability