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. […]
15-year-old to face adult charges for allegedly assaulting a nonverbal 7-year-old on a special-needs school bus
15-Year-Old Charged in Alleged Sexual Assault of Seven-Year-Old In a troubling case from Central Indiana, a 15-year-old boy, Landon Doty, is facing serious allegations related to the rape of a nonverbal seven-year-old girl. This incident reportedly took place on a school bus designed for students with special needs. Prosecutors claim Doty assaulted the young girl […]
Police not pressing charges against teacher for kissing autistic student in school bathroom, as nonverbal child cannot share her experience, says mother.
A North Carolina teacher is accused of kissing a 5-year-old autistic student in a school restroom. However, police have decided not to pursue the case since the nonverbal child was unable to identify the perpetrator. On March 28, another staff member reportedly confronted someone about the concerning incident and informed the Blythe Elementary School administration. […]
Disturbing footage released of officers fatally shooting non-verbal autistic teen
Idaho State Police have released body cam footage of a fatal shooting of a teenager officer with nonverbal autism holding a knife. Victor Perez, 17, passed away on April 13th, eight days after being shot by a Pocatello Police Station officer. He was called to his family home after receiving reports of a man armed […]
Florida special education teacher accused of slamming nonverbal student’s arm before tossing his lunch
A Florida teacher has been arrested on child abuse charges after allegedly slamming a nonverbal 3-year-old student's arm and throwing away his lunch, causing the boy to cry while his classmates ate. Tonya Gainey, a 57-year-old special education teacher, was caught on surveillance footage punching a boy during her lunch break at the Wise Center […]
Long Island teacher accused of tying autistic, nonverbal teen to a chair
A Long Island special education teacher allegedly tied a nonverbal autistic teenager to a chair with rope last month. The boy was afraid to return to the classroom, and his desperate father continued to search for answers. The minor victim, identified as “CD” in a notice of claim filed with the Sewanhaka Central School District […]
Colorado School Bus Aide Abused Multiple Non-Verbal Disabled Students
A Colorado paraprofessional faces felony assault charges for allegedly abusing multiple non-verbal special needs children, with at least two disturbing incidents caught on camera. was. Kiara Jones, 29, had been employed as a bus aide at Littleton Public Schools since the summer of 2023, but was fired on March 19th — the same day she […]
‘They took my trust and spit on it’: School district bus aide caught on video allegedly torturing autistic, nonverbal child
A Colorado school bus aide was caught on video allegedly torturing an autistic, non-verbal 10-year-old child, and the victim’s parents tearfully express their outrage. Additionally, the boy is reportedly not the only victim of the former Littleton Public Schools paraprofessional. What are the details? KCNC TV reported. The suspect inflicted injuries including broken bones, extracted […]
Alabama hero locates non-verbal, autistic boy who’d been missing for 2 days: ‘God sent me to do that’
A 4-year-old boy in Alabama has been found alive and in apparently good condition despite spending 50 hours alone in the elements. The man who found the boy claims this was all part of God's plan. Around 12:30 p.m. last Friday, 4-year-old Phoenix Wilkerson, who has been diagnosed with autism and is believed to be […]