Mild autism without intellectual disability does not prevent discomfort in Barcelona from pushing her into special education

Alba, 14 years old, begins special education by her own decision after years of discomfort and rejection at the ordinary school, despite her diagnosis of mild autism and without intellectual disability. dacción 13 of may of 2026 at 14:12h Mild autism without intellectual disability does not prevent discomfort in Barcelona from pushing her into special…

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ST. Mom’s job linked to child’s odds of having autism spectrum disorder

Some jobs may come with more than just a paycheck. A new study suggests that a mother’s line of work before, during and after pregnancy could influence her baby’s brain development. In certain careers, researchers found, she may even be more likely to have a child with autism, a developmental disorder that affects how people communicate, behave and interact…

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ST. Mum set to be charged after using listening device to investigate son’s injuries

A mother is under police investigation for sending her non-verbal son to school wearing a listening device after he came home allegedly with finger-shaped bruises on his arm. Skye Cooper claims she only wanted to protect her little boy, who lives with autism, after she noticed multiple bruises appear after school one day. “I didn’t want to jump to…

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Mum set to be charged after using listening device to investigate son’s injuries

A mother is under police investigation for sending her non-verbal son to school wearing a listening device after he came home allegedly with finger-shaped bruises on his arm. Skye Cooper claims she only wanted to protect her little boy, who lives with autism, after she noticed multiple bruises appear after school one day. “I didn’t want to jump to…

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ST. Update: OPD details arrest for Chase Matthew band member charged with child sex abuse

Chase Matthew issued a statement Monday after former band member Carsen Richards was arrested on charges involving the sexual abuse of a child with autism, while Owensboro police detailed why officers waited until after Saturday’s BBQ & Barrels concert to take him into custody. Update May 11 at 3:20 p.m. Chase Matthew issued the following…

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Update: OPD details arrest for Chase Matthew band member charged with child sex abuse

Chase Matthew issued a statement Monday after former band member Carsen Richards was arrested on charges involving the sexual abuse of a child with autism, while Owensboro police detailed why officers waited until after Saturday’s BBQ & Barrels concert to take him into custody. Update May 11 at 3:20 p.m. Chase Matthew issued the following…

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ST.Educator, suspended for allegedly abusing autistic student, elected Seattle teachers’ union president

A special education instructor placed on paid leave for allegedly abusing an autistic third-grader was elected president of the Seattle teachers’ union on Friday. Ibijoke Idowu-Holiday, a former Black Lives Matter organizer and special education teacher at Rising Star Elementary, won the election to lead the union representing 6,000 staffers in the Seattle Public Schools…

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Educator, suspended for allegedly abusing autistic student, elected Seattle teachers’ union president

A special education instructor placed on paid leave for allegedly abusing an autistic third-grader was elected president of the Seattle teachers’ union on Friday. Ibijoke Idowu-Holiday, a former Black Lives Matter organizer and special education teacher at Rising Star Elementary, won the election to lead the union representing 6,000 staffers in the Seattle Public Schools…

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ST. Autistic teenager ‘Thomas Carrick’ due to be sentenced over terror-related offences

A years-long saga that began with an autistic 13-year-old being “radicalised” during a covert police operation is set to escalate to a Federal Court battle, as it emerges he has admitted to new terror-related offences. Warning: This story contains antisemitic language and details some readers will find distressing. The now 18-year-old, known by the court…

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