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

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