Police are looking for a 7-year-old nonverbal autistic boy who disappeared from a family gathering.
Search Underway for Missing Autistic Boy in New York Authorities in upstate New York are urgently searching for a nonverbal autistic boy, the nephew of a mayor from Michigan, who went missing during a party on Sunday afternoon. Halbe Nagy, aged 7, was last seen around 4:10 PM at a graduation ceremony in Menands, a […]
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 […]