Autistic

• Saskatchewan children 6-11 with autism now eligible for up to $6,000 a year

  Children between six and eleven with Autism Spectrum Disorder can now qualify for up to $6,000 a year in Autism Individualized Funding in Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  Jul 27
• West Island workers prepping thousands of COVID-19 test kits, supporting front line

  A group of five adults who are intellectually challenged or autistic are assembling COVID-19 diagnostic testing kits by the thousands for the CIUSSS l'Ouest de l'île.

  Canada

  Feb 11
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• Police officer to attempt burpee world record for Autism Edmonton

  Const. Schaefer is hoping to break the Guinness World Record for most chest-to-ground burpees in one hour.

  Nov 24, 2019
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• Football team surprises boy with autism after classmates decline his birthday party

  None of the boy's classmates RSVPed for his birthday party, so a team of football players showed up to celebrate with him.

  Trending

  Jul 25, 2019
• UPDATE: Powell River teen with special needs desperately awaits medevac to Vancouver

  Fourteen-year-old son Isaac has been under heavy sedation at Powell River General Hospital since Sunday.

  Health

  Dec 13, 2018
• Peterborough zoo offers private tour after boy with autism accosted during visit

  A Belleville mother says her son with autism was accosted during a recent visit to the Riverview Park and Zoo in Peterborough.

  Health

  Jun 15, 2018
• Woman fights back after a man allegedly accosted her son with autism at the zoo

  A Belleville woman takes to Facebook to shame a man who she says yelled at her and her son because he has autism.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2018
• Minnesota man facing charges after pepper-spraying autistic man

  The alleged assailant told police that the autistic man "came across to him as a kid that was on drugs."

  Crime

  Apr 27, 2017
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• Families with autistic children seek better public awareness

  April 2 is "World Autism Awareness Day" -- a chance to learn more about the health issue that affects one in 68 children.

  Canada

  Apr 2, 2017
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• Children with autism visit Santa during Lawson Heights Mall special event

  Sensitive Santa event at Lawson Heights Mall provides a calm place for children on the autism spectrum to visit Santa and spend as much time as they need with him.

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2016