Autistic toddler who wandered away from Round Mountain area home found safe

ROUND MOUNTAIN, Calif., — Reports of a 3-year-old non-verbal autistic boy who disappeared from his Round Mountain area residence kicked off a frantic, multi-agency search that ended when the young wanderer was located yesterday afternoon, Friday, March 11. The ensuing search focused on the area of Buzzard Roost Road where the child was last seen and continued until the missing […]

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Middle school student arrested after unprovoked and filmed attack of autistic classmate

MENIFEE, Calif., — A 13-year-old Menifee area student has been arrested in the wake of what officials have called a planned and unprovoked attack of another student at Ethan A. Chase Middle School last week. The fight, which was videotaped by another student and later shared to social media, showed the assault took place in the school’s outdoor cafeteria area […]

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UPDATED: Community rallying to help autistic mother and daughter

UPDATE:1/5/2016 7 p.m. Less than twelve hours after Kimberly and Gracelynn’s story was published on Riverside County News Source, Kimberly was contacted by several people and a business that offered to help the mother and daughter celebrate Gracelynn’s third birthday party. The first part of Gracelynn’s party will now be held at Mary Henley Park in Hemet, beginning at 1:30 […]

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UPDATED: Touching video about Autistic boy called “The Gift” is the gift that keeps on giving

Trevor Montgomery   A video shared two years ago continues to be shared and continues to touch the hearts and lives of those who see it. The short video titled “The Gift” – which can be viewed below – was first shared with Autism Speaks in February 2014 and almost immediately went viral. On Youtube alone, just one of countless […]

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