Good Day! Here is the Autism News Digest for Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Advocacy Corner

• Neurodivergent women face unique barriers to leadership. Here’s how employers can support them
• Disabled, vulnerable, abandoned. Enough is enough
• How Therapists Became Social Justice Warriors

The Brilliant and Talented

• Beloved student, living on autism spectrum, inducted into National Honor Society
• AMAZING KIDS: Hillsboro student isn’t ‘less than’ because of his autism

Acceptance and Awareness

• Theatre helps local boy with Autism
• Bradley helps children with autism prepare to fly

The Victimized

• Man accused of forcing man with autism to perform oral sex

The Criminalized

• Autistic Adairsville man charged for trying to sniff 8-yr-old’s privates, remove her pants

The Remembered

• Missing 3-year-old Autistic Boy Found Dead, Grandmother Demands Justice

Reaching Out

• Judge Issues a $400 Fine to Struggling Homeless Woman Who Has Only $5 – Her Tragic Story Changes His Mind
• YMCA program focuses on reducing danger of water for kids with autism

Awesome Advocates

• Teacher of the Month overcomes personal challenges to inspire others
• Dancing Queens’ Colette Marotto Opens Up About Son’s Special Needs: “A Fighter, and I Learn From Him”
• Rocky Hill mother uses the power of art to bring awareness for kids on the spectrum

Educational Block

• Graduating Muskegon High senior’s unpaid fees mean he won’t get diploma, mom says