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…
Credit: Astrid860/Getty Images Changes in the brains of babies shortly after birth could help explain why people go on to develop Parkinson’s disease (PD) and why this is particularly common in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The findings, in Science Advances, suggest a reason why humans are vulnerable to neurodegenerative diseases in a way that…
When Emmanuel Gonzalez walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October, Houston Police called ICE instead of reuniting them. (Courtesy of Maria Garcia) Leslie Rangel, The Barbed Wire Published November 24, 2025, 9:25 a.m. CT Republish this story This article was published in partnership with The Barbed Wire. Maria Garcia couldn’t bear to attend the…
JONES COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) – Whitney Benson spoke exclusively with WITN Friday after her 13-year-old autistic daughter was hit and killed by a dump truck around 4:30 a.m. on April 14th. Benson says the night of April 13th was like any other. Her daughter Maddie went to bed at 10 p.m., and then Whitney woke…
William Braynion, who is also non-verbal, was attending a support centre for SEND children when he left without staff noticing View 2 Images William Braynion, from St Helens (Image: Family handout) Parents of an autistic and non-verbal boy said they feel let down after their son was found near a busy road alone when he was…