Christmas-mad family turn OFF jaw-dropping festive display that took 11 months to create after enraged neighbours reduced his autistic daughter to tears in row over parking Darren Lucas, 54, spent 11 months creating the festive Christmas light display Row erupted over parking on their street in Govilon, Abergavenny, South Wales He said neighbours hurled abuse and … Read more
An autistic schoolboy spends hours painstakingly drawing detailed cityscapes using his photographic memory of places including London, Paris and New York. Talented artist Alex Baker, 11, creates intricate pictures of towns and cities, which are perfectly in perspective. Alex, who is autistic, has been drawing since he was just two years old and his photographic … Read more
An autistic schoolboy spends hours painstakingly drawing detailed cityscapes using his photographic memory of places including London, Paris and New York. Talented artist Alex Baker, 11, creates intricate pictures of towns and cities, which are perfectly in perspective. Alex, who is autistic, has been drawing since he was just two years old and his photographic … Read more
Social services ask judge to decide whether autistic man with ‘unusual sexual interests’ is mentally capable of understanding risks of auto-erotic asphyxiation Mr Justice Keehan has been told that the man has ‘unusual sexual interests’ Auto-erotic asphyxiation is when people strangle themselves to get aroused Judge has been asked to consider whether the man fully understands … Read more
Singer Sia has hit back at critics after coming under fire for failing to cast an autistic actress in her debut movie Music, a film about a girl with the condition. The film, which comes out in February 2021, has been met with criticism due to the casting of dancer Maddie Ziegler, with whom Sia has … Read more
Waitrose has apologised to an autistic boy after ‘cruel’ staff at a store ‘made fun of his mannerisms and looks’ because he was wearing a wig to help him cope with being in public. Paul Rowles, 12, had dressed as his favourite video game character to go shopping at the Chantry Centre in Andover last Monday … Read more
Moment police officers ‘grabbed’ terrified autistic man outside his grandmother’s house in case of ‘mistaken identity’ Mohammed Awais Khan, 20, was visiting his grandmother in Handsworth As soon as he arrived at the house, police officers jumped out of a van Three officers tried to grab him before two others arrived to help in the … Read more
Mum who can’t find her autistic son’s favourite food calls the company that makes them in desperation – and their response will warm your heart Leanne Page, 40, from Morayfield, QLD, could not locate her son’s favourite food Her autistic son Tyler, three, will only eat Keith Foods’ Mini Dagwood Dogs She called the Gold … Read more
A teen has been jailed for life for stabbing his autistic best friend to death with a kitchen knife during a row. Trent Hutchinson, 17, plunged a knife into the back and skull of 18-year-old Ollie Wells outside his house, a court heard. The young killer, who was said to have had a ‘fascination with … Read more
‘He’s s*** at maths!’: Autistic comedian brings the house down with hilarious routine about living with his non-autistic brother Joe Wells performed the sketch at the Top Secret Comedy Club in London He said brother is ‘very severely not autistic’ and has ‘all the symptoms’ The comedian joked his brother loved ‘making eye contact’ and … Read more