Autism Ontario is deeply troubled by the fact that the defense for Nathaniel Veltman tried to cite autism as a mitigating factor in the June 6, 2021 attack on the Afzaal family(opens in a new tab). The advocating body for people on the spectrum […]
Category: Autism
Autistic people at higher risk of self-harm, psychiatric illness: study – Global News [2023-08-10]
Researchers are calling for improved diagnosis, prevention and treatment of psychiatric illness among autistic people after finding they are at a higher risk of self-harm and suicide than non-autistic people. “We think psychiatric diagnosis plays a very important role in explaining these increased risks,” […]