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The title of this post, “Want to commit suicide because of my son’s autism” is a keyword search that led someone to my blog this morning.  My heart dropped when I saw this.  The person did not leave a comment, I wish she had.  (I don’t know if it was a he or she, but I’m going to use she to make writing this easier).  The thought that someone is thinking about doing this is scary.  I pray that the commit suicide search on the internet is her way of reaching out for some kind of help.  I know how isolating having a child with autism can be.  For some, reaching out online is the only thing they can do.  This post is a message to that person.

Autism Dad | Joe Scarborough, Meet Autism Backlash

Joe Scarborough, Meet Autism Backlash

Even though Joe Scarborough has a child on the autism spectrum, he is in for a can full of holy whoop ass over the statements he made today.  Disclaimer: I like, Joe.  I think Joe should have run for president.  I am not sure why he didn’t despite a lot of conjecture.  That said, Joe will be promptly back-tracking and reexplaining what he meant to say by the time you read this post.

Autistic boy fatally struck on U.S. 60 - News from The Arizona Republic

Autistic boy fatally struck on U.S. 60 - News from The Arizona Republic:

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Ark. police say sibling shooting not accidental - Wire National News - The Sacramento Bee

Ark. police say sibling shooting not accidental - Wire National News - The Sacramento Bee

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Police said Wednesday that a 9-year-old girl pulled the trigger in the fatal shooting of her 7-year-old brother while their parents were briefly away from their Arkansasapartment.
The shooting on Monday afternoon was not an accident, Little Rock Police spokesman Lt. Terry Hastings said, but he declined to comment any further. Hastings' remarks come a day after a police spokeswoman said the girl shot her brother and then backtracked to say only that the girl was responsible for the shooting.
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Ark. Police Say Autistic Girl, 9, Shot Brother, 7 - ABC News

Ark. Police Say Autistic Girl, 9, Shot Brother, 7 - ABC News

A 9-year-old autistic girl fatally shot her 7-year-old brother at the family's Arkansas apartment while their parents were signing paperwork at a leasing office, police said Tuesday.

The girl initially told authorities two men entered their Little Rock apartment on Monday and shot her brother, but police didn't find any signs of forced entry and nothing in the apartment was missing, according to a Little Rock police report.

The children's father told officers that his daughter has high-functioning autism. He said she "often told stories, and he did not believe that the apartment had been entered by anyone," police wrote in the report.

Little Rock Police Sgt. Cassandra Davis said later conversations with the girl led investigators to believe she was responsible for the shooting. Davis declined to discuss details of the conversations or whether the girl had been tested for residue left behind when a gun is fired.

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Another Autism Murder Suicide: Mom killed 22-year-old autistic son, then herself

Sunnyvale police: Mother killed 22-year-old autistic son, then herself - Inside Bay Area

A Sunnyvale mother shot and killed her 22-year-old autistic son in his bedroom, then turned the gun on herself, according to police.

Department of Public Safety Capt. Dave Verbrugge said Wednesday that the pair were found about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday in a home in the 800 block of Nectarine Ave.

He did not disclose their names or a possible motive.

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But one neighbor said that Hodgins told her several times in the last few months that her son was getting increasingly harder to handle, and that she couldn't find a new program to take him.

"She just couldn't do it any more -- take care of him anymore''' said Jacquie Jauch. "She was just tired and very lonely."

Jauch said that Hodgins pleaded with her: "Please help me find a program. I need somewhere to put him. I need a rest."

Disabled Boy Falls Down Garbage Chute, Dies In Gold Coast « CBS Chicago

Disabled Boy Falls Down Garbage Chute, Dies In Gold Coast « CBS Chicago: "Manley’s family first discovered he was missing when an alarm system at their home indicated a door was ajar, the Sun-Times Media Wire reported.

The family called police, and Manley was eventually found inside the building’s trash compactor. Police believe he fell down the garbage chute 46 floors."

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Boy with autism, 15, shot to death by police

Family: Boy, 15, shot to death after attacking police had autism disorder - chicagotribune.com

A 15-year-old boy who suffered from an autism disorder was shot and killed by police in his Calumet City home after he threatened officers and cut one of them with a knife, police and the boy's family said.

Mother remembers autistic child killed after running into traffic - Bakersfield.com

Mother remembers autistic child killed after running into traffic - Bakersfield.com

There was a time about eight years ago when doctors weren't sure if David DeSantiago would ever learn how to communicate with others or perform simple functions after he was diagnosed as autistic.

But David thrived under therapy and ended up interacting well with family, played sports and even made a couple of friends -- something that is often difficult for autistic children to do.

"He was so full of love," said David's mother, Lorie Stewart.

David, 11, was killed Jan. 6 after he was struck by a pickup while crossing Brundage Lane. He was hit in the No. 2 westbound lane, Bakersfield police reported. The case remains under investigation.

Stewart said at her south Bakersfield home Thursday that she and David had just parked at the Society for Disabled Children and she was getting two of her other kids out of her vehicle. She thought David, as usual, had run inside the building.

She said she had no idea he had instead run across Brundage. David was crossing back over when he was hit, she said.

Stewart heard the impact. She heard a man yell "It's a kid, it's a kid!" and she called 911, not knowing it was her own child lying in the street.

She walked over to see if she could help.

"The worst frickin' nightmare of my life," Stewart said. "It was David."

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