A mother discovered the abuse suffered by her 9-year-old autistic son at school in Scampia, thanks to a hidden recorder in his clothes, leading to the opening of a file by the Naples Public Prosecutor's Office. (translated)
Danish Autism Researcher Extradited After 14 Years on the Run Pleads Guilty to Stealing CDC Grant Money https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESrgEB6zswFUe8nup1KmJgbsGLdpRozkP1MrLswqrVSCHJbl1ruHllv4JIRVjk2-AvLoDnpN1RG-701to-edkxS_10IDtN3-UY5XKQUQMDJsLZ0r5MCBr6_cJg_alMav7KMUuY6_HcRfLwP5piyelxc2j-yszbMs7qwfsj1PnkqCFW4SRiZ8y2NvK8F-FkWAyWop6hzXWuDV8OzqGagUK2EtgOxaIQXicMCH_sWxyD9pM
Autism Spain has requested that the new Cognitive Accessibility Regulation effectively guarantees the rights of autistic individuals, emphasizing the importance of addressing accessibility from a broad perspective and not just through the simplification of texts or pictograms. (translated)
This morning I'm visiting a CP class: 24 students including 4 with disabilities (autism, Down syndrome, behavioral issues). Without support for students with disabilities (AESH), it's impossible. An opportunity for me to remind them of their working conditions and (translated)
A mother expresses her despair because her son, who has severe autism, can only be educated one day a week due to a lack of available places and calls for concrete actions to improve access to education for disabled students. (translated)
Ewan, a 14-year-old adolescent with autism and epilepsy, is forced to take home schooling due to his anxiety and has been waiting for three years for a place in a medical-educational institute, a situation that affects many families in France. (translated)
The European Medicines Agency (Ema) has denied false beliefs about vaccines, stating that there is no link between vaccinations and autism, nor does the trivalent vaccine increase the risk of diseases, supported by established scientific evidence. (translated)
Adam, a young man with autism, is having his best weekend at a festival in England thanks to the kindness of a group of boys who welcomed him as one of their own during the event. (translated)
Due to a lack of available spots in specialized institutions, Ewan, a 14-year-old teenager with autism and epilepsy, has been forced to take classes at home since March, despite being assigned a spot in a medical-educational institute that he has been waiting for for three years. (translated)
Experts warn parents against quickly jumping to conclusions about ADHD or autism based on individual behavioral anomalies and emphasize the importance of the overall picture as well as the child's distress. (translated)
Jessica Fletcher, the mother of an autistic boy from New Brunswick, had a keyboard tattooed on her arm to enable her 11-year-old son Hunter to communicate even in case the technology fails. (translated)
A study shows that the administration of rapamycin in adult mice that have undergone an early inflammatory response rapidly alters brain activity related to autism, thus suggesting an unexpected plasticity of the brain in adulthood, although these results do not constitute a treatment for the disease. (translated)
The article criticizes the oversimplifying nature of internet Venn diagrams that connect ADHD, autism, and intellectual giftedness, and warns against using these diagrams for personal self-assessment or diagnosis, as true understanding of these complex issues requires professional evaluation. (translated)
""Designating #AutisticiInventati [...] is part of the technological war that the United States is waging against anyone who asserts autonomy over digital networks and infrastructure"" (translated)
When Therapy Replaces Morality: The Rise of the Therapy State By replacing religious frameworks with therapy speak, Western society may have lost its moral “grammar” and traded it for clinical language—though moral and psychological categories work differently. The DSM has expanded dramatically: in 1952 it listed 102 disorders; by 2013 it had over 400. Meanwhile, young adults report worsening mental health: poor mental-health days among 18–25-year-olds rose from 3.5 to 6 per month between 1993 and 2020, and depression diagnoses more than doubled from 2006 to 2020. Yet the most striking shift is self-diagnosis. About one in four American adults suspect they have ADHD, while actual prevalence is around 6%. Social media fills the gap: many popular ADHD and autism clips include misleading or unsupported claims. The label persists because it serves a function. A diagnosis increasingly becomes identity—and identity becomes a shield. When someone claims ADHD, anxiety, or trauma, they may be drawing a boundary others are not allowed to cross. Where moral language asks what we should become, therapeutic language labels what we are; once the label becomes identity, the conversation often ends. Religious language framed forces as external, preserving agency—you could resist. Therapeutic culture internalizes them: you don’t have weakness to overcome; you have ADHD. Jung argued that old gods and demons didn’t vanish; they became neuroses, anxieties, and addictions—turning questions of conscience and choice into labels to accept. The result isn’t greater freedom but greater control. If a civilization can’t say “wrong,” it doesn’t necessarily become more tolerant. Moral language permits disagreement and growth; therapeutic language can pathologize it and end discussion. The therapy state is the successor to moral authority—and it may be easier to enforce.
UN CHICO CON AUTISMO FUE SOLO A UN FESTIVAL Y UNOS DESCONOCIDOS LE HICIERON VIVIR EL MEJOR FIN DE SEMANA DE SU VIDA Adam, de 23 años, decidió acudir solo a un festival de música, aunque al principio sentía miedo porque iba solo y era su primera vez en un festival. Mientras un grupo de jóvenes montaba su tienda de campaña, le pidieron ayuda y él aceptó. A partir de ese momento, lo acogieron como uno más. Según el, pasó las mejores noches de su vida Cuando regresó a casa, su padre quiso agradecer públicamente a aquellos chicos que no lo dejaron solo y consiguieron que viviera uno de los mejores fines de semana de su vida. A veces, un gesto tan sencillo como incluir a alguien puede significarlo todo. ❤️ #Autismo #Inclusión #Festival
