Autism

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May 23, 2020
In a shocking twist to a tragic story, a Miami woman was arrested for drowning her son after originally telling…
Courtney Coko Moore shared a photo of her son Christian comforting an autistic classmate and the photo soon went viral. (Courtney Coko Moore/Facebook) thegrio.com
August 28, 2019
A heartwarming photo that is making the rounds on social media is somewhat restoring everyone’s faith in humanity after an…
June 9, 2019
[griojw id=”t4dAPBpc” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   An Atlanta rapper’s take on country music has inspired a mostly nonverbal autistic boy in Minnesota
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November 26, 2018
A mother is outraged and denouncing a white coach who reportedly ordered her autistic son to wear a cap emblazoned…
November 15, 2017
R&B superstar makes fan with special needs the butt of a terrible joke
April 10, 2017
A special ed teacher who was a Miss Montana who ran on a platform of inclusive education for those with
March 27, 2017
On a recent episode of the OWN network’s For Peete’s Sake, Holly Robinson Peete hosted a town hall that was meant to
March 20, 2017
Julia, a Muppet with autism, is making her was to "Sesame Street" in April.
November 29, 2016
The YouTube user who created a video suggesting that Barron Trump might be autistic, promised to take the video down…
November 21, 2016
Chase Coleman, a 15-year-old boy with autism, left his cross country team after a stranger shoved him to the ground…
October 31, 2016
New York teenager Chase T. Coleman was attacked by a stranger a few weeks ago during a cross-country race.
August 14, 2016
Jeffrey Harrison became a viral sensation when he was caught on video wearing a full No. 23 Chicago Bulls uniform at
August 6, 2016
On Wednesday, Toni Braxton claimed in an interview with Access Hollywood that her son no longer had autism and had been cured
August 5, 2016
MIAMI (AP) — An unarmed black therapist is suing the Florida police officer who shot him while he tried to…
November 7, 2015
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana state police continue to conduct interviews, comb through forensics evidence and review 911 calls along…
September 4, 2015
A Minnesota mother is upset after Metro police allegedly mistreated her son, who has autism.
July 10, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Attention celebrities - that meme your sharing may not be as funny as you think. Sean Kingston…
July 9, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Thousands of police officers and volunteers have massed to search for a 9-year-old autistic boy who has…
April 15, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Julian Gibson has always been up for a challenge, so the robot competition he and his middle…
April 12, 2015
theGrio REPORT - Kayleb Moon-Robinson, a student at Linkhorne Middle School in Lynchburg, Virginia, was arrested by a police officer…