Whole Foods to Sister of Man with Autism: Don't come back unless you have him on a leash!

Woman's outrage after 'Whole Foods security guard told her to put her autistic brother on a LEASH for stealing food' | Mail Online

An autistic man who was caught eating food without paying at a Wisconsin Whole Foods Market was asked to leave and not come back unless he's on a leash, according to his outraged family.

On January 2, Emily Goldstein took her brother, Michael, shopping at the Whole Foods supermarket on North Avenue in Milwaukee.

The 26-year-old man suffers from autism, which makes it difficult for him to communicate, so when he was confronted by security guards after snatching  some hot food from a tray, he could not explain himself.

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Denied heart transplant because of Autism

After adult autistic son denied heart transplant, Pennsylvania woman seeks to reverse decision - The Washington Post

PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania woman whose autistic adult son was not recommended for a heart transplant said she wants to bring more attention to the decision-making process so that those with ailments or disabilities are not passed over without careful consideration.
Karen Corby said Thursday that her son, Paul, now 23, was denied a heart transplant from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania last summer over what it said were concerns about his “psychiatric issues” and “autism,” among other factors.