Posts Tagged ‘autistic’
Principal placed on leave after locking autistic child out in the cold
A disturbing story of abuse and mental cruelty from a top school official has come to light in Washington state. On Dec. 14, 2018, JaMar Taylor, an autistic 11-year-old, came home from school upset and when he told his mother Javohn Perry what happened that day at Springbrook Elementary School in Kent, Washington, it caused…
Read MoreChicago PD releases video of cop stalking and shooting autistic teen
Back in August 2017, autistic teen Ricardo “Ricky” Hayes, then 18, wandered away from his caretaker’s home. His guardians called 911 to report the teen missing but within hours Hayes almost lost his life to an off-duty Chicago cop. Now a newly released video shows a disturbing scene and raises questions about why the officer…
Read MoreAutistic boy bound and burned alive by his mom
According to FOX6 News, the Milwaukee Fire Department was dispatched to investigate reports of smoke coming from an apartment on Sept. 28, 2017. The firefighters forced entry into the apartment of Amelia Di Stasio, 23, and found smoke coming from the kitchen stove and what they initially thought was a pile of clothes in the bathtub.…
Read MoreAutistic Black teen attacked by White man claiming he was ‘scared’ for his wife
Chase Coleman, 15, is a high school student-athlete with autism who was running a cross-country race for Corcoran High School in Rochester, New York, earlier this month. During the race, an unidentified White male stopped his car and pushed Coleman to the ground. According to witness statements, the man began yelling at Coleman to “Get…
Read MoreStephen Wiltshire: Autistic Black Man Now an Artistic Genius
The first word Stephen Wiltshire ever spoke was “paper.” He was six years old and his art supplies had been taken away from him in an effort to get him to communicate. His second word was “crayon,” a tool he used to express himself through drawing. Today, the 37-year-old artist is world famous for his…
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