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This teen tried hiding his autism. His parents think it drove him to suicide.
The suicide risk for kids with autism is staggering − but it's not being researched or talked about enough. These parents want to change that.
I tried to take my own life aged 7 and spent years wishing I would die – then a diagnosis in my 20s changed everything
I BECAME extremely suicidal, but I have ADHD – so I’m not very good at following through.” I said this at a corporate training event to a room of bankers, who all stared at me, their mouths ...
OPINION - My child may have ADHD — I am furious that anybody would think this real condition is a 'scam'
Anyone who thinks there’s anything mildly amusing about the reported rise in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ...
MTG Tarkir: Dragonstorm’s autistic hero may be able to protect the multiverse but that doesn’t make her immune to sensory overload
Narset appears in some heartfelt disability representation in the first episode of MTG Tarkir: Dragonstorm’s Magic Story ...
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Society of Nigerian artists to unveil 12,303-square-meter world record painting April 2
he can have a meltdown from there. Most children who are on the autistic spectrum do have meltdowns. “You have to be firm, and insist that what he has to do at that point in time, he must do it ...
PBS1d
Why police still lack training to effectively respond to people with disabilities
Thomas Iland, Autism Society of Los Angeles ... a sensory outburst or a meltdown. There's usually not some ill will or bad intentions behind it, but they have difficulty managing everything ...
London Evening Standard5d
My child may have ADHD — I am furious that anybody would think this real condition is a 'scam'
80 years ago, autism was thought to affect one in 2,500 ... families who rely on it to be able to enjoy a day out without a meltdown caused by lengthy lines. Paultons Park, which is home to ...
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Police lack training to respond to people with disabilities
THOMAS ILAND, Autism Society of Los Angeles ... a sensory outburst or a meltdown. THOMAS ILAND: There's usually not some ill will or bad intentions behind it, but they have difficulty managing ...
Daily Mail22d
Comedian who furiously hit out at heckler breaks her silence on viral 'meltdown'
It's just so ironic that I went viral for saying "look me in the eyes" when my husband is autistic,' she humors. Despite her comedic take on the 'meltdown,' she also opened up by saying ...
Canadian family with autistic son calls out Sunwing for 10 flight delays
A New Brunswick couple are calling for an apology from Sunwing after they say their vacation turned into a nightmare, especially for their young son, who is autistic.