Aaron Bower, 18, was last seen wearing a blue and white t-shirt, blue shorts, a blue and white hat and black and white shoes. He was last seen in Alma on June 2. Credit: MSP ALMA, Mich. — The Michigan State Police (MSP) are searching for a teenager who went missing on June 2. Aaron…
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Wichita Police Department is search for a missing teen with autism. On Thursday afternoon, the department said 17-year-old Julian Silvey went missing from the 3500 block of N. Inwood in northeast Wichita. He was last seen wearing black and white pajama pants, a gray long-sleeve Eddie Bauer shirt and an…
ATLANTA – Atlanta police are hunting for a group of thieves who targeted a southeast Atlanta apartment complex, stealing vital air conditioning units and leaving vulnerable families to suffer in sweltering temperatures. The targeted thefts have left residents of the community feeling abandoned and overwhelmed as summer temperatures begin to climb. Atlanta police investigation What we know:…
Marlo Wallace faced a judge Friday in Gaston County, eight months after 23-year-old Aaliyah Fortner died in her care A caregiver is facing a murder charge nearly eight months after the death of 23-year-old Aaliyah Fortner, a woman with severe autism. GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — A Gaston County caregiver is facing a first-degree murder charge in the…
PEORIA, AZ (AZFamily) — A former behavioral therapist is accused of kicking an autistic child in the face during a one-on-one session at a care facility in Peoria. Peoria police arrested 42-year-old Adolfo Salas of Glendale on felony charges of child abuse and aggravated assault of a minor, according to newly released court documents. The alleged…
he Rev. Lamar Hardwick, a disability activist, author and preacher known as “The Autism Pastor,” died on May 22. He was 47 years old. “With heavy hearts, we want to share that Lamar has transitioned after his journey with colon cancer,” Hardwick’s wife, Isabella Hardwick, said in a recent post on Facebook. “He was surrounded by…
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…