Good Day! Here is the Autism News Digest for Friday June 30, 2023 – Sunday July 2, 2023

Acceptance and Awareness

• ‘It’s really important;’ Adult changing tables being installed in the Miami Valley
• Missouri City program offers inclusion for people with autism, intellectual disabilities
• Community members attend sensory-sensitive party
• Operation Shine Camp provides autistic kids ‘amazing’ experience
• Sensory friendly fun for people with Autism, amid upcoming Fourth of July weekend

The Brilliant and Talented

• Young California man with severe autism beats Rubik’s Cube world record: ‘A natural skill’
• La Jolla Playhouse’s world premiere dance-theater piece ‘Is It Thursday Yet’ explores life on the spectrum
• Above and beyond the greens

Advocacy Corner

• Reshaping the Narrative About Autism
• Signs you’re a ‘highly sensitive person’ — the missing personality type, according to some researchers
• Pocketing Money Meant for Special Needs Kids: Private Equity in Autism Services
• The sleep/wake cycle and autism with Ashura Buckley
• RFK Jr.’s anti-vaxx views also reinforce damaging autism stereotypes, advocates say
• Special needs considered for park in Pea Ridge
• Parents plead for accountability and support from Kansas foster care system
• City DOE probing Marilyn Monroe-themed drag show at NYC special needs school: ‘How do we know another kid won’t flash someone?’

The Victimized

• North Little Rock autistic teen struck in hit and run, mother still seeking justice
• Man charged with assault in 2022 attack on Texas teen with autism in women’s restroom
• Mom Paid $80 For A One-Day Summer Camp For Her Son And Was Asked To Pick Him Up One Hour Later

Research Developments

• Why researchers say autism has tripled over the last 16 years

The Remembered

• Family remembers 16-year-old with autism killed in Lovejoy Park
• 7-year-old girl drowned in a pool Sunday morning

Educational Block

• ‘They have him work in the hall’: Parent files complaint against Portland schools