autism
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Former NBA Player Marcus Camby Sued Over Nephew’s Death
A former NBA player is being sued over the wrongful death of his autistic nephew. ESPN reports that Marcus Camby has been named the defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit over the drowning of his 9-year-old nephew in a pond on his Houston estate. The child, Marcus Carter McGhee, traveled to his uncle’s compound from…
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Family of Autistic Man Whose Therapist Was Shot by North Miami Police Files Lawsuit Against City, Police Officers
The family of a man with autism, whose therapist was shot by a North Miami cop, is slapping the city of North Miami and four local police officers with a lawsuit, claiming that their loved one’s civil rights were violated in the aftermath of the shooting. According to CBS Miami, it was only on Monday,…
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Watch Amazing Man With Autism Draw an Entire City—From Just 1 Glance
Because April is Autism Awareness Month, The Root is highlighting a black British artist on the spectrum whose work will amaze you. Stephen Wiltshire was diagnosed with autism at age 3 and today is one of Britain’s most celebrated artists. After a cursory glance, he can draw entire landscapes of cities from memory with amazing…
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3 Years’ Probation for NY Man Who Pushed Autistic Teen Who Got Lost During 5K
A New York man convicted of harassing an autistic teen cross-country runner in October has been sentenced to three years’ probation and 80 hours of community service, the Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle reports. According to the report, Martin MacDonald, who shoved 15-year-old Chase Coleman because he apparently thought the teen, who is black, was…
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Autistic NY Black Teen Gets Lost Running 5K, Assaulted by Man Afraid of Getting Mugged
A 15-year-old autistic athlete running a 5K was assaulted by a man who apparently thought the teen was going to rob his wife, the Washington Post reports. Chase Coleman loved being part of his cross-country team, and his mother, Clarice, said that she fully supported his passion. She is thankful that the nearly nonverbal, autistic…
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Football Player Travis Rudolph Has Another Surprise for His New Little Friend
Travis Rudolph, the Florida State University football player who befriended Bo Paske, an 11-year-old boy with autism, gifted the young man with an honorary jersey and free game tickets, according to a report by Time magazine. Last week their friendship went viral when Rudolph joined Bo for lunch at his middle school after Rudolph saw that…
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NYC Settles With Family of Avonte Oquendo for $2,700,000
The city of New York is paying out $2.7 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of Avonte Oquendo, the autistic boy whose body was found in New York City’s East River in January 2014 three months after he disappeared from his Queens, N.Y., school, the New York Daily News reports.…
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Fla. Cop Who Shot Black Therapist Was Aiming for Autistic Patient, Official Says
A Florida police union chief says that the officer who shot and wounded a behavioral therapist trying to retrieve an autistic patient who had wandered into the street shot the wrong person. According to Time magazine, the officer was aiming at the patient, who the officer thought was a threat, but missed and shot Charles…