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A lot of autistic people rallied in favor of a conviction of Frank-McCarron, and Katie's death garnered intense scrutiny within the autism rights movement and among disability advocates. [6] [21] Autism Hub held a memorial on May 24 and the disability rights group Not Dead Yet led the charge to reveal the facts of the case. [6]
The changeling myth was once used to justify the abandonment and murder of autistic babies and children by their biological families. [12] [13]Familial abuse against autistic children does not appear to be more frequent than familial abuse against non-autistic children.
On September 4, 2020, Linden Cameron, an unarmed 13-year-old autistic boy with a sensory processing disorder, [8] [9] was shot and seriously injured by Matthew Farillas, a police officer in Salt Lake City, Utah. Cameron was shot at six times by Farillas after Cameron ran from his house during a meltdown.
A troubled childhood and autism are no excuse for the “frenzied” fatal stabbing of 15-year-old Elianne Andam, jurors have heard. Hassan Sentamu, 18, is accused of attacking Elianne and ...
Bodycam video shows fatal shooting of teen with autism as he approaches California deputy with a gardening tool Cindy Von Quednow, CNN March 14, 2024 at 12:28 PM
A 26-year-old British woman was convicted of luring Aaron Pajich, a boy with autism, into her home and killing him for the thrill of it.
On 21 January 2022, at a playground in Greenridge Crescent, located in Singapore's Upper Bukit Timah, 11-year-old twin brothers Ethan Yap E Chern (Chinese: 叶育成; pinyin: Yè Yùchéng) and Aston Yap Kai Shern (Chinese: 叶凯胜; pinyin: Yè Kǎishèng), who were both diagnosed with autism, were murdered by their 48-year-old father Xavier Yap Jung Houn (Chinese: 叶俊宏; pinyin: Yè ...
He had been diagnosed with autism shortly before he was murdered. [5] Social media played a significant role in the events leading to the murder. In the weeks before his death, Stephens had seen a video posted to Snapchat showing a young boy being humiliated by two older boys. He tried to alert the boy's brother by forwarding the video to him.