An Oregon teenager described as severely autistic and unable to speak has been charged with murder in the death of a woman who lived with his father. picked by arsphidius 9 months ago

Its early days in the trial but I'll be following this and letting you know all the way.

Its a crazy old world. picked by Milkshake 3 years ago

Researchers at Cambridge University's Autism Research centre developed this questionnaire to measure autistic traits in adults. Higher scores indicate greater autistic or asperger syndrome tendencies. Takes about five minutes and has 50 quick multiple choice questions. picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

A Philadelphia man who spent many hours each day playing video games was convicted Tuesday of killing his 17-month-old daughter when she pulled down his Xbox.

Follow-up: picked by mysterio 2 years ago

On Wednesday, DeJac walked out of an Erie County, N.Y., courthouse a free woman after a judge overturned her conviction based on new DNA evidence implicating her former boyfriend in the killing.

*this article (though short) gave me chills. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

An autistic 11-year-old girl's educational assistant visited a psychic, who predicted that a young girl who's name started with a 'V' was being sexually abused. This was reported as an incident and brought to the attention of both the girl's mother and the Children's Aid Society. picked by tundramonkey 1 year ago

Autistic savant Daniel Tammet shot to fame when he set a European record for the number of digits of pi he recited from memory (22,514). For afters, he learned Icelandic in a week. But unlike many savants, he's able to tell us how he does it. picked by drogue 11 months ago

Police said Thursday that the mother of a 3-year-old boy found buried at a playground told investigators she suffocated him, had second thoughts and brought him back to life, then changed her mind and suffocated him again.
Update to this story picked by bingo 6 months ago

The mother of 'Baby P' has apologised for her failures and said she punished herself every day over the death of her son, a British court heard overnight.
Peter's mother, 27, her 32-year-old boyfriend and lodger Jason Owen, 37, were convicted last year of causing or allowing his death in August 2007 at the age of just 17 months.
**Addition, not really update, to This Story picked by bingo 6 months ago

What: A teenage girl, her boyfriend, and a mutual friend jointly murder girl's mother, who was opposed to the relationship picked by kxmk 2 years ago

Simple song lyrics helped a 3-year-old Guthrie girl get help for her mother who had fainted.
One week after rehearsing the song with her daughter, The mother, who was three months pregnant, lost consciousness and fell down due to a medical condition. picked by mutil8or 1 year ago

The mother of a severely disabled teenager has asked doctors to give her daughter a hysterectomy to stop her from starting menstruation. Disabled charity groups now raising questions about ethical issues. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

An autistic computer genius, space aliens and Pretenders legend Chrissie Hynde are all wrapped up in what the federal government says is an effort to contain the most prolific computer hacker in American history. picked by kakana 4 months ago

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Shouting promises of candy and other food, search crews combed rugged terrain Tuesday in hope of luring out an 18-year-old autistic hiker who wandered away from his parents. picked by wags273 2 years ago

Niles police say a school bus driver left a 4-year-old autistic boy alone on a school bus for about an hour while she shopped at a party-supply store. picked by kakana 8 months ago

A British mother drowned her disabled four-year-old daughter in the bath because she was embarrassed by the girl's cerebral palsy and could not cope, a court has heard. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The family of young Spencer is circling the wagons to defend themselves against the litigious attacks of their neighbors. Four year old Spencer is autistic, and ignorance of his condition is triggering civil action in his San Diego community. Read to the end for a breath of sanity from the courts. picked by equinox 7 months ago

"The child is autistic, we understand he can't speak, and now we understand he won't be able to see," said Lauderhill police Lt. Rick Rocco. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

This is the mother accused of murdering her little girl in a bath. Her dark brown hair tied back, Laura Fletcher seems to clutch her hands behind her head as she is driven away from court in a prison van yesterday. picked by sharon22 7 months ago

A mother who let her teenage daughter skip school if she was having a 'bad hair day' or could not find her PE kit was jailed. Dawn Joyce, 40, also allowed 14-year- old Carrie-Ann to stay at home if she needed to tidy her bedroom, had cat hair on her trousers, was too tired - or had dyed her hair and did not like the colour. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago