Christine McGuinness’ autistic daughter Felicity, 4, is ‘smashing’ speech and language therapy

Christine McGuinness has revealed her autistic daughter Felicity is ‘smashing’ speech and language therapy as she shared some sweet snaps of the youngster. Christine, 32, who has always been open about her children’s highs and lows in living with autism said she was a ‘proud mummy’ as she shared a post about Felicity’s progress in … Read more

Mother, 40, admits killing 10-year-old autistic son – but denies murder 

Mother, 40, admits killing 10-year-old autistic son she had with celebrity photographer – but denies murder By Henry Martin For Mailonline Published: 09:32 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 09:33 GMT, 25 January 2021 A mother has admitted killing her disabled 10-year-old boy after suffering a mental breakdown while struggling to care for him during … Read more

Christine McGuinness reveals her three autistic children have become ‘more physical’ with her

Christine McGuinness has revealed that her three autistic children have become ‘more physical’ with her and each other as she detailed how they have changed during lockdown. The model, 32, shares twins Penelope and Leo, seven, and Felicity, four, with comedian husband Paddy McGuinness, 47. Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Christine shared a reassuring text she … Read more

Sia defends decision to cast Dance Moms’ Maddie Ziegler as autistic teen in debut movie

‘I couldn’t make art without her’: Sia once again defends her decision to cast Dance Moms star Maddie Ziegler as an autistic teen in debut movie Music, after facing backlash for not using an actress with the disorder Sia once again defended her decision to cast former Dance Moms star Maddie Ziegler, 18, in the … Read more

Autistic four-year-old is turned into a confident chatterbox thanks to a cocker spaniel named Fern 

Autistic four-year-old who was locked in his own silent world is turned into a confident chatterbox thanks to a cocker spaniel named Fern By Lucy Harvey For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:15 GMT, 27 December 2020 | Updated: 01:15 GMT, 27 December 2020 The four-year-old has now turned into a confident chatterbox thanks to … Read more

Sia defends her decision to cast Maddie Ziegler as an autistic teen in her debut movie

‘It’s not a documentary!’ Sia defends her decision to cast Maddie Ziegler as an autistic teen in her debut movie Music, after facing furious backlash from critics The 44-year-old Chandelier singer spoke out about her decision to cast former Dance Moms star Maddie, 18, in the role of an autistic teen named Music   In the … Read more

Family turn OFF festive display after abuse of autistic daughter

Christmas-mad family turn OFF jaw-dropping festive display that took 11 months to create after enraged neighbours reduced his autistic daughter to tears in row over parking Darren Lucas, 54, spent 11 months creating the festive Christmas light display Row erupted over parking on their street in Govilon, Abergavenny, South Wales He said neighbours hurled abuse and … Read more

Autistic schoolboy draws detailed cityscapes from MEMORY

An autistic schoolboy spends hours painstakingly drawing detailed cityscapes using his photographic memory of places including London, Paris and New York.    Talented artist Alex Baker, 11, creates intricate pictures of towns and cities, which are perfectly in perspective. Alex, who is autistic, has been drawing since he was just two years old and his photographic … Read more

Autistic schoolboy spends hours painstakingly drawing breathtakingly detailed cityscapes from MEMORY

An autistic schoolboy spends hours painstakingly drawing detailed cityscapes using his photographic memory of places including London, Paris and New York.    Talented artist Alex Baker, 11, creates intricate pictures of towns and cities, which are perfectly in perspective. Alex, who is autistic, has been drawing since he was just two years old and his photographic … Read more

Judge deciding whether autistic man is capable of understanding risks of auto-erotic asphyxiation

Social services ask judge to decide whether autistic man with ‘unusual sexual interests’ is mentally capable of understanding risks of auto-erotic asphyxiation Mr Justice Keehan has been told that the man has ‘unusual sexual interests’  Auto-erotic asphyxiation is when people strangle themselves to get aroused Judge has been asked to consider whether the man fully understands … Read more