The News in Review
Autism Community’s Responses
strongly to the Daily Mail Article
– “Recipe for a serial killer?”
Parents claim that staff locked up
children in darkened room at specialist
school
Cranbourne East, Victoria, Australia – staff
and parents claim that autistic children have
been repeatedly locked in a darkened room
for up to 20 minutes for misbehaving at
Marnebek School.
Jake confronts autism bullies in the
most public of ways
Jake took part in the Bully project, a series of
films relating to bullying with the hope of
eradicating it entirely. Jake has autism and
has been bullied for not interacting and
being different.
Driving Simulator Helps Individuals
with Autism
UVA Health System – Dan Cox is leading a
research team at the University of Virginia
in conjunction with the University of Iowa,
to study teens with autism and their driving
skills.
The University of Iowa is home to the
National Advanced Driving Simulator.
Autism training sessions help law
enforcement
North Waterboro, Maine – Matt Brown is
an Autism Information Specialist who has
been advising law enforcement to
overcome the challenges of searching for
missing people with autism.