Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is used as a diagnostic term. People who fall into the spectrum do not all have the same type of the disorder. Each person is unique, and as a result, there are varying degrees in which autism impacts lives. One evaluation tool used is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). […]
Are kids with Autism something to be feared? Most would say not, but with a recent mishap it seems that some at United Airlines might disagree. One such flight recently made a special stop to kick off a girl, with Autism, and her family from a flight that they were taking. The pilot deemed the […]
A mother from Oregon has claimed that United Airlines kicked her family off of a flight headed to Portland, because they allegedly found her autistic teenage daughter to be a disruptive passenger on the plane. Airline workers severely lack autism awareness and this incident brings that truth to the surface. Donna Beegle’s 15-year-old daughter, Juliette Beegle, […]
