Tag Archives: Autism Stories
Mason Stokes, who has autism, saves friend’s life with Heimlich Manoeuver.
Mason Stokes, age 15, has an autism spectrum disorder and lives in Chalmers Indiana. Recently, while eating lunch in the high school cafeteria, he noticed one of his classmates struggling to breath and coughing really hard. Saying he is good under pressure, he apparently calmly got up and went over to his friend and did the Heimlich Manoeuver — a skill he had [...]
Jacob, blind & with autism, bonds with busker Tyler Gregory
What a heartwarming story! An eight year old blind boy, who allegedly suffers from a severe autism spectrum disorder and known on the Internet only as Jacob, stopped to listen to Tyler Gregory. Gregory, a regular busker in Lawrence, Kansas, at first doesn’t seem to notice Jacob. However, as the song goes on, Jacob starts to sway to the music, and [...]
Adam Thompson, missing ON autistic teen “found alive & well!”
A 14 year old teen with severe autism is missing from his home in Georgetown, Ontario (which is about 50 km west of Toronto). (H/T JNW #7) His name is Adam Thompson and he went missing Sunday night in only his pyjamas and socks. Police are asking that if he is seen, that he not be [...]
Conor's housecoat, an autism good news story
Too often we only hear negative stories regarding teachers, teaching assistants and public schools — they’re not doing enough of this or they’re not doing enough of that. So, when I read about Conor Doherty’s new housecoat, I just had to share that good news story with regular readers. Check it out here at Facing Autism in [...]
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