Peakstock/Envato Jessica Wong Fri, June 5, 2026 at 10:20 PM GMT+7 7 min read It felt like a lifeline when Carolina Lopez finally found autism therapy for her young son after months of being stuck on waitlists. The New Jersey mother told The Wall Street Journal that a provider called The Perfect Child said they could provide immediate…
A Peoria autism therapy center employee has been arrested and fired after surveillance footage captured him allegedly kicking a nonverbal 5-year-old boy in the face. PEORIA, Ariz — A surveillance video showing a therapist kicking a 5-year-old nonverbal child with autism in the face has led to the employee’s arrest and termination, leaving the boy’s family outraged…
TULSA, Okla. — A Tulsa family is looking for answers after their daughter got a black eye while at school. The Llanes family has heard differing stories about how their six year old daughter was hurt. It has been a couple of weeks, and the family still does not have a clear answer. Kalani Llanes just finished kindergarten at…
WhenIwas diagnosed with autism at 27, it felt like the final puzzle piece finally clicked into place. I always had an underlying sense that I experienced the world differently from the people around me. But throughout my life, I rarely saw representations of autistic characters anywhere, and certainly didn’t possess the language to express the feelings…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – The Kansas City Police Department is looking for a missing 11-year-old diagnosed with Autism. KCPD says Brietta Edwards was last seen on Wednesday around 8:50 p.m. in the area of E. 34th and South Benton Ave. in Kansas City. She was last seen wearing a red hoodie, red sweatpants and…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Police Department is searching for an Autistic teenager who has been missing since Sunday. MPD said 18-year-old Amiya Ingram left Ketchum Place on foot on Sunday, and was contacted on Facebook Messenger on Monday, but has not been heard from since. They said Ingram has an Android phone that only…
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Arkansas State Police have asked for the public’s help in locating a missing 13-year-old who has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas State Police have asked for the public’s help in locating a missing teen who has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. According to reports, 13-year-old Gregory Williams Jr…
The Ohio Senate has unanimously passed the Joshua Alert, a new system designed to help find missing children with autism, and the bill now awaits the governor’s signature. The alert was inspired by the death of Joshua Al-Lateef, a West Chester child with autism who wandered from his home and drowned in a nearby pond….
Elevated levels of one or more microbially derived metabolites (MDMs) detected in a simple urine test were found in up to 90% of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) raising the possibility of a simple, noninvasive screening test for the disorder. The multi-site pilot study showed that children with ASD had significantly higher levels of…