Lorenzo Lopez, 36, died at a facility he has been going to for more than a decade, attorney said. MESA, Arizona — An East Valley family is demanding answers after their loved one, who was developmentally disabled, was found dead inside a van belonging to an organization that had been caring for him. The family…
By mimicking the behaviour of a child and claiming a history of abuse, Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira managed to deceive volunteers and her foster family for over a year before an online search exposed a nationwide fraud network. In a chilling real-life twist reminiscent of the horror film Orphan, a Brazilian family was…
Jaxsynn Gatlin, 4, died as a result of hyperthermia and had a temperature of 102 degrees at the time of his death, said the medical examiner A Montana man convicted of murdering his stepson was sentenced to 80 years in prison last week. A jury convicted Kristopher Michael Harasymczuk, 40, of deliberate homicide back in March…
HAVERHILL — Beverly Reynoso’s son slipped out of the family’s new apartment through an unlocked door on a typically busy school and work morning last fall. When Reynoso realized Jayce, 9, who is autistic and nonverbal, had wandered away, she said she initially panicked. “We had just moved here a week before,” said the mother…
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MEXICALI, Mexico (KYMA) – An 11-year-old boy with autism was rescued in Mexicali following a case of alleged child abuse. Police found the boy kneeling in mud and exposed to the sun Sunday. The boy’s mother and stepfather told officers they were punishing him for misbehaving. Both were arrested on suspicion of child abuse. The…
ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) – An Onslow County woman is in jail after warrants say she left her autistic child home alone. 27-year-old Amaria Moore was arrested by Onslow County deputies yesterday. Warrants say Moore left her 5-year-old, who is autistic and non-verbal, alone inside their home. She was charged with misdemeanor child abuse and…
Previous Making Waves & Raising Pints event at Red Birds Brewing. (Making Waves for Autism/Contributed) A fundraising initiative started in the Okanagan is celebrating a milestone in its efforts to fund autism support networks across Canada. Founded by Kelowna resident Kim Inglis, the fundraising group Making Waves for Autism has announced it has raised over…
A former East Hartford man who owned a Glastonbury-based autism services company has been sentenced after authorities said he fraudulently collected more than $102,000 from Connecticut’s Medicaid program. Glenroy Patterson, 49, of Jersey City, New Jersey, was given a three-year suspended sentence and five years of probation last week, according to Chief State’s Attorney Patrick J….
In a collaboration linking academia, tech firms, autism advocates and a significantly underemployed population, the University of Florida is establishing a new pipeline of semiconductor workers perfect for the job. Preparing for its second class, the program educates and prepares autistic students — people considered neurodivergent — using virtual reality and other custom tools for…