Autistic Suspect in the Death of 7-Year-Old Athena Strand Should Avoid the Death Penalty
Defense for FedEx Driver in Texas Murder Case Cites Autism Lawyers representing a FedEx driver charged with the murder of a 7-year-old girl in Texas are arguing against the death penalty, stating the defendant has autism. Tanner Horner faces accusations of kidnapping and strangling Athena Strand in her Wise County home in late 2022. His […]
Special education aide pulls autistic elementary school student by the arm for 30 feet in the hallway, according to police.
Incident Involving Special Education Aide in Las Vegas A special education aide in Las Vegas is facing serious allegations after reportedly dragging an autistic elementary school student down a hallway by the arm for roughly 30 feet. The incident took place at JE Munch Elementary School, where 21-year-old Zachary May was arrested by Clark County […]
Mother plans to sue school district for building a wooden box-like cage for her 8-year-old autistic son.
Parents Outraged Over Treatment of Autistic Son at New York School The parents of an eight-year-old nonverbal autistic boy in upstate New York are angry after learning that a “boxy wooden dog cage” was allegedly used to manage him during class. Rhonda Garrow, a 37-year-old mother of four from Franklin County, filed a notice of […]
Mother in NYC who said her missing autistic son was fictional freed from jail, yet his location remains unknown.
A mother from Brooklyn, accused of claiming her long-missing 11-year-old autistic son didn’t exist, was released from Rikers Island this week. Her lawyer invoked her Fifth Amendment rights, according to law enforcement sources. Jacqueline Pritchett, age 50, was freed on Tuesday after being held since October due to a family court warrant that stemmed from […]
Minnesota mother Shiloh Hendrix on trial for using a racial slur against an autistic boy
Trial Date Set for Minnesota Mother in Racist Playground Incident A trial has been scheduled for a Minnesota mother accused of racially insulting a 5-year-old Black child at a playground, a moment captured in a viral video. The mother, Shiloh Hendricks, 36, allegedly portrayed herself as the victim and managed to raise substantial funds through […]
Teacher Reportedly Forces Autistic Boy To The Ground, Breaking His Ankle
Incident Involving Teacher and Autistic Student A teacher at a Texas elementary school allegedly threw a 5-year-old autistic boy to the ground, resulting in a broken ankle, while another teacher reportedly kicked him, as shown in video footage. Surveillance footage obtained by KHOU 11 News details the incidents at Wild Peach Elementary School. In one […]
Teachers at Wild Peach Elementary injure autistic student by dropping him, security footage shows
Abuse Incident at Texas Elementary School A disturbing video has emerged showing two teachers at a Texas school mistreating a 5-year-old boy with autism, resulting in a broken leg, prompting outrage from his mother. In the footage, Guadalupe Rodriguez’s nonverbal son was seen being picked up and slammed to the floor at Wild Peach Elementary […]
AI chatbot urged autistic boy to hurt himself, according to lawsuit from his parents.
AI Chatbot Accused of Encouraging Self-Harm in Autistic Boy A family has filed a lawsuit, claiming that an AI chatbot prompted their autistic son to harm himself and his parents. This alarming allegation surfaced as they discovered unsettling conversations involving their child. Mandy Furniss spoke about the distressing situation during an appearance on Fox News, […]
Teen in NYC arrested for the deadly shooting of an autistic man as his mourning sister shares heartbreaking last moments.
Teen Arrested for Shooting Autistic Man in Bronx Park A teenage boy was taken into custody after an autistic man was fatally shot during a failed robbery at a Bronx park. The victims’ sister has shared new information about the heartbreaking incident. Luis Castillo, 19, faces murder charges and related offenses, following the earlier arrest […]
Mother in New York City who claimed her missing autistic son was a fabrication is now in custody at Rikers.
A mother from Brooklyn has been taken into custody at Rikers Island. She made a startling claim to police that her 11-year-old son, Jacob Pritchett, who is nonverbal and autistic, never existed. Authorities shared this information on Monday. When child welfare officials and police searched her home on Howard Street in late September and early […]