Levi Null's autism bullies' parents defend children ... "brings it on himself"

Levi Null's bullies' parents defend children who filmed students 'hitting' autistic boy | Mail Online

The parents of students accused of punching and teasing an autistic boy before putting the videos online have defended their children's actions.

Levi Null, 13, has Asperger syndrome, a form of autism and attends a school Melcher-Dallas High School, Iowa.

But students at the school made videos of Levi - some of the clips captured his involuntary movements caused by the condition - and then posted them online with school computers.
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But now the parents of the accused teenagers have defended their offspring's actions.
'I would say three-fourths of this stuff he brings on himself and probably a fourth of it is bullying that shouldn’t be going on,' said Levi Weatherly, father of the teen accused of posting the video online reported Yahoo News.


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Hyper-connected neurons may cause autism?

Hyper-connected neurons may cause social symptoms in autistic children - Medical News Today

The brains of children with autism show more connections than the brains of typically developing children do. What's more, the brains of individuals with the most severe social symptoms are also the most hyper-connected. The findings reported in two independent studies published in the Cell Press journal Cell Reports challenge the prevailing notion in the field that autistic brains are lacking in neural connections.

The findings could lead to new treatment strategies and new ways to detect autism early, the researchers say. Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition affecting nearly 1 in 88 children.