Tag Archives: autism

Cops mistook a non-verbal severely autistic man's disability for resisting and proceeded to taser him in the neck and head for no reason.

A child with autism was able to start a job, got a girl friend, get in shape, and scored normal on the self-administered Adult AQ exam after using cannabis extract.

“Never did we think that our 16-year-old son with special needs would die in front of our eyes at his age and in the hands of law enforcement."

A 14-year-old boy with autism was walking his dog without a leash and was subsequently thrown to the ground, cuffed, knelt on, and his dog pepper sprayed.

A mother called for an ambulance for help with her autistic 10-year-old but police showed up first and things got violent fast.

Harrowing body camera footage was released showing a police officer shoot an autistic 13-year-old boy for simply running away from officers.

The mother of a 13-year-old boy with autism called police for help with her unarmed son's mental crisis but when police showed up, they filled him with holes.

A cop was hired in spite of having a criminal history and he is now facing potential charges again after beating an autistic man so badly that he was permanently disabled.

Disturbing video was released this week showing a tiny 7-year-old by with autism being dragged from school in handcuffs for acting out in class.

An innocent autistic teen was walking home from school when two deputies attacked her, slamming her head into the concrete and claimed it was for her own good.