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Update on Alex Barton: Family Wasn't Notified of Meeting to Reinstate Teacher Who Led Students in Voting Him Out of Class

Melissa Barton, mother of Alex Barton, was not notified of a...

Filed under: Florida, teachers, special education, alex barton, asperger's syndrome, autism, wendy portillo, children with disabilities, disability abuse, schools, education, melissa barton, interviews
Teacher Who Let Students "Vote Out" 5-Year-Old Boy with Asperger's Syndrome Gets Her Job Back

Wendy Portillo, the Kindergarten teacher infamous for permitting...

Filed under: Florida, teachers, special education, alex barton, asperger's syndrome, autism, wendy portillo, children with disabilities, disability abuse, schools, education
A Third of Children Diagnosed as Autistic in the US Take Celexa-- New Study Finds It's Less Effective Than a Placebo

Approximately one third of Autistic children in the United States...

Filed under: autism, autistic, anti-depressants, celexa, autism treatment, psychiatric drugs, placebo, science, citalopram, study, medical quackery, developmental disabilities
Teacher and Classroom Aide Arrested for Allegedly Abusing Student with Autism and Blind Student

A Georgia teacher and her classroom aide have been arrested for...

Filed under: georgia, teachers, abuse, special education, autism, child abuse, blindness, visual impairments, arrests, schools
Autism Clinic Investigated by Insurers for Use of Controversial Treatments like Chelation

A controversial autism clinic in Austin, Texas, is struggling...

Filed under: insurance, health insurance, autism, Texas, alternative medicine, treatments, autism cure, chelation
Aunt of Autistic Teen Charged with Rape and Sodomy Says Her Nephew Is an "Innocent Victim of a Witch Hunt."

Chris weighs 110 pounds at the age of 17. He has Autism and other...

Filed under: autism, child abuse, prison system, rape, autistic, judith bello, molestation, legal system, chris, pedophile, court system, false accusations, plea bargain, jail, sodomy
Autistic Boy Denied Permission to Take Autism Service Dog to School

A Pennsylvania boy with Autism has been told he may not bring...

Filed under: special education, autism, IEP, special needs, school, children with disabilities, autism service dog, autistic
Vaccine court denies claim that vaccines cause autism

The Vaccine Court Omnibus Autism Proceeding ruled today that...

Filed under: autism, vaccination, side effects, court judgement, michelle cedillo, vaccine court, william yates hazlehurst, colton savage
Parents of Autistic Student Sue School District Over Bullying

The parents of an autistic student have sued their son "John"'s...

Filed under: lawsuit, abuse, pstd, asperger's syndrome, autism, school, activism, autistic community, disabilism, pending cases, washington state
Parents of Autistic Children May Risk "Reaching a Breaking Point," According to Denver Post

Is murder or abuse of Autistic children the result of parents...

Filed under: murder, abuse, autism, child abuse, autistic community, disabilism, autism denial, crime, caregiver burnout, allen grabe, children with disabilities, jacob grabe, pressure

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