An Arnold woman is accused of strangling and abusing her 6-year-old son, who has autism, after he defecated in his pants. Source: Police: Mother Strangled, Abused 6-Year-Old Son With Autism After He Defecated In Pants – CBS Pittsburgh

Pro-marijuana bills introduced to congress used to be largely symbolic — now they have a chance to actually come to a vote. Source: Cannabis in Congress: Federally Legal Weed Could Soon Be a Reality – Rolling Stone

  Patterns of brain activity in people with autism may be unusually consistent over seconds — and even years. Source: Communication in brain may be remarkably constant in autism | Spectrum | Autism Research News

AMITE CITY, La. — Three of the five suspects accused of caging and abusing their autistic relative accepted plea deals at the Tangipahoa Parish Courthouse Monday. Jody Lambert, Bridget Lambert and Taylor Knope pleaded to cruelty to the infirmed charges. Source: Three suspects in Amite caged, autistic woman case take plea deals

The pilot program has autistic adults performing tasks such as document scanning and uploading. Source: Philadelphia-based Independence Blue Cross pilot program supporting jobs for autistic adults – Philadelphia Business Journal

Police charged an Arnold woman with assaulting her 6-year-old autistic son after he soiled his pants. Elena Lovorn, 27, of Fifth Avenue faces felony charges of strangulation and endangering the welfare of children and misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment and simple assault. She remained in Westmoreland County Prison on Monday after failing to post $100,000…

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office says Mongkhol Phonpiya returned home late Sunday and is safe. Source: UPDATED: Missing autistic teen found safe in Sterling | Crime & Police | insidenova.com