October 19, 2022 Service dog by her side, Texas teen wins Miss Dallas pageant despite epilepsy, autism Alison Appleby — a teen from Sherman, Texas, who has epilepsy and autism — was crowned Miss Dallas Teen 2022 as a pageant newcomer with her seizure alert dog, Brady, by her side.
September 21, 2022 Kansas sheriff's deputy uses Taser on handcuffed 12-year-old autistic boy A Kansas sheriff used a Taser on a 12-year-old autistic boy who was handcuffed. A state law enforcement board reprimanded the deputy. The deputy was terminated in March.
September 21, 2022 Utah family of autistic boy shot by police to get $3 million settlement A Utah family reached a $3 million settlement with Salt Lake City after police officers shot a 13-year-old autistic boy in September 2020.
May 30, 2022 Kansas father and son honored for saving 4-year-old boy with autism from drowning A father and son from Lawrence, Kansas, were honored on Thursday for saving a 4-year-old boy who has autism from drowning in their apartment complex's pool.
April 28, 2022 Amy Schumer raises awareness about adult autism spectrum disorder through her husband’s recent diagnosis Comedian Amy Schumer revealed last week on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” that her 42-year-old husband, chef Chris Fischer, was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as an adult, which is helping raise awareness that the condition can also be diagnosed as we get older, according to multiple reports.
February 12, 2022 Former White House intern opens autism museum in Michigan Xavier DeGroat, who made history as a White House intern with autism, is making his mark once again by opening up a museum in Michigan dedicated to the history of autism.
February 4, 2022 Limiting screen time in infants may decrease risk of autism spectrum disorder, study finds A recent multi-site Japanese study found that male toddlers who watched more television at age one were more likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at age 3
December 3, 2021 Autism affects 1 in 44 US children, CDC data suggests Numbers released Thursday by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that more children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with autism at younger ages.
September 8, 2021 Michigan teen with autism gets brutally beaten by high school classmates, captured on video A Michigan teen with autism was savagely beaten up by his classmates at Howell High School.
July 27, 2021 'Prison Break' star Wentworth Miller reveals he was diagnosed with autism Wentworth Miller revealed he was diagnosed with autism last fall in an Instagram post on Sunday. The 49-year-old "Prison Break" actor said the diagnosis was a "shock," but that he wasn't surprised.
