Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Raising BIPOC children with autism: Parents struggle to find support

  Racialized families who have children with autism have contined to face barriers in accessing adequate support and services.

  Perspectives

  Apr 2
• Alek Minassian decision opens door for verdict of not criminally responsible due to autism

  The judge who found Alek Minassian guilty of murder and attempted murder has set Canadian precedent by considering autism a "mental disorder" under the Criminal Code.

  Crime

  Mar 3
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• Ontario launching autism program with initial enrolment of 600 children in March

  The program will provide children with needs-based supports including applied behaviour analysis, speech language pathology, and occupational therapy.

  Canada

  Feb 3
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• Coronavirus: Music, community service help Mississauga man with autism cope during pandemic

  'He was asking what's going on... what's happening and then seeing it's the whole world on lockdown and quarantine and he really got so nervous,' his mother said.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2020
• Alek Minassian said he is 99 per cent irredeemable after turning to the bible, court hears

  "I think it would be considered probably extremely irredeemable, like 99 per cent chance irredeemable."

  Crime

  Dec 3, 2020
• Psychiatrist stops short of saying Toronto van attack killer is not criminally responsible, court hears

  Dr. Alexander Westphal is testifying for the defence at the trial of Alek Minassian and says the 28-year-old views people as objects and does not understand that what he did was wrong.

  Crime

  Dec 2, 2020
• ‘As abstract as killing people in a video game,’ doctor says of Alek Minassian’s mind

  A psychiatrist says the man who killed 10 people in Toronto's van attack two years ago feels no emotion over what he did.

  Crime

  Dec 1, 2020
• Alek Minassian was never aggressive to others before Toronto van attack, court hears

  A psychiatrist says the man who killed 10 people in Toronto's van attack has never shown aggression towards others, just himself.

  Crime

  Nov 30, 2020
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• Alek Minassian has shown no anger or emotion throughout evaluations, court hears

  A leading forensic psychiatrist says the man who killed 10 people in the Toronto van attack has shown no anger through all his evaluations.

  Crime

  Nov 27, 2020
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• Court hears Alek Minassian’s autism ‘left him vulnerable’ to ramblings of mass killer

  The chair of the board for Autism Canada called the defence claims about autism "completely misplaced."

  Crime

  Nov 18, 2020