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 […]
Texas parents charged with burying their autistic son in the yard say he passed away in the hospital — with no evidence or documentation.
A couple in Texas, December Marie Mitchell and Jonathan James Mitchell, has been accused of burying their autistic son in their backyard but claimed he passed away in a hospital. Investigators, however, could not find any record confirming his death. The couple was arrested on October 14 after police conducted a welfare check on their […]
My nonverbal autistic son started talking at 8 with leucovorin.
Nathaniel Schnier’s Journey to Communication Nathaniel Schnier had accumulated years of notes reflecting his feelings. This 13-year-old boy, who struggled with verbal communication during his early years, started speaking in full sentences at age eight. It’s quite the transformation. “He had a list of everything that had upset him over the years,” his mother, Dr. […]
Sketch shows autistic 11-year-old boy missing from NYC apartment while mother claims he is not her child
The NYPD has released a sketch of an 11-year-old autistic boy, Jacob Prickett, who has been reported missing from his home in Brooklyn. It’s been noted that his mother allegedly denied having a child. The drawing was shared on Saturday evening, depicting Jacob who lived with his mother on Howard Avenue, close to New York […]
Former Catholic priest linked to two Louisiana governors charged with raping a physically disabled, autistic child
A Catholic priest, who stepped away from the clergy after serving under two former Louisiana governors, was arrested recently in Indiana. This arrest stems from allegations dating back 20 years, including charges of luring and raping young parishioners in New Orleans. Mark Francis Ford, now 64, faced these serious allegations while he worked at the […]
DHS officials reject claims that ICE agents used an autistic girl as bait for an arrest
DHS official Tricia McLaughlin firmly denied a report by NBC News that claimed a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent used a 5-year-old autistic girl as “bait” to capture her father, an undocumented immigrant from Guatemala living in Massachusetts. A video aired by Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra depicts the young girl by a law enforcement […]
Hunters in Louisiana discover human remains in alligator caught near the location where the body of a missing autistic boy was pulled from a lagoon
Hunters discovered a human body inside a crocodile that had been captured near a lagoon on Tuesday. Brian Vasquez, a 12-year-old boy, had been missing for almost a month before his remains were located in a lagoon close to his family’s home in New Orleans. After this tragic revelation, officials dispatched hunters to remove the […]
Man arrested for violent attack on 44-year-old autistic man allegedly assaulted at park drinking fountain
Brutal Attack on Autistic Man in Indiana Park Scott Lindsay, a 44-year-old man with autism from Hammond, Indiana, experienced a troubling incident last month. While riding his bike after finishing work at a local grocery store where he has been employed for 14 years, he stopped at a drinking fountain in Hessville Park. Suddenly, a […]