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Canada

How a single dad from Timmins, Ont., built an alternate Minecraft server for the autistic community

For over a decade, autistic children who love the video game Minecraft have had a safe version to play, and it’s…

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Canada

Edmonton police working with tech company to employ autistic workers’ skills to review bodycam footage

As a kid, Matthew Lambregts always wanted to be a police officer.  Now an adult, a new opportunity uniquely suited…

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Nova Scotia

Autistic kids ‘falling through the cracks’ as many in N.S. denied financial aid based on IQ

Like many pre-teens, Rowan Squires loves princesses, drawing on her iPad and watching cartoons — but she also requires around-the-clock…

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Canada

Parents of autistic teen arrested by Alberta RCMP call for charges, improved training

Ryley Bauman takes his stuffed Grover doll and pulls the toy’s blue hands together before binding them tightly with string.…

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Health

How this non-verbal autistic man was rescued from the northern Ontario bush

Kaelan Shawana’s family feared the worst after the 24-year-old left his Manitowaning home on Monday in northern Ontario and was nowhere…

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Health

Naturopath loses licence after selling and promoting fecal transplants for autistic kids

A Fraser Valley naturopath who charged families thousands of dollars to give their autistic children pills and enemas made from…

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Health

No tricks, just treats: Laval, Que., street making Halloween more accessible to autistic kids

Jumping decorations, flashing lights, loud noises and spooky music — all staples of a traditional Halloween night — are scary for many young…

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Health

Ontario’s largest children’s treatment center cuts support for autistic youth

Maria Garito’s eight-year-old son, Max Maman, is non-verbal and needs 24-hour care. As a child with severe – or what…

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