Tag: autism spectrum disorder

While April's Autism Awareness Month brought widespread social media attention to autism spectrum disorder, one segment remains largely misunderstood: the severe end of the spectrum where my sister Rachel lives.

Police in Pocatello, Idaho, shot and killed Victor Perez, a 17-year-old autistic teen with cerebral palsy. The author implores readers to keep Perez in mind as they worship Jesus this Resurrection Sunday.