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
‘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 who was locked in his own silent world is turned into a confident chatterbox thanks to a cocker spaniel named Fern Autistic boy Leon Kirby-Bulner, aged four, was ‘locked in his own little world’ But has turned into a confident chatterbox thanks to the help of a special friend His mother has no doubt … Read more
‘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
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
Singer Sia has hit back at critics after coming under fire for failing to cast an autistic actress in her debut movie Music, a film about a girl with the condition. The film, which comes out in February 2021, has been met with criticism due to the casting of dancer Maddie Ziegler, with whom Sia has … Read more
Moment police officers ‘grabbed’ terrified autistic man outside his grandmother’s house in case of ‘mistaken identity’ Mohammed Awais Khan, 20, was visiting his grandmother in Handsworth As soon as he arrived at the house, police officers jumped out of a van Three officers tried to grab him before two others arrived to help in the … Read more
A ‘heartbroken’ mother has told how her adoptive son tricked his autistic younger brother into accessing material about Islamic State before turning him into the police as an ‘act of retaliation’. The boy, then 17, goaded his sibling to make a dossier of information about the terrorist group using the dark web – a part … Read more
A teen has been jailed for life for stabbing his autistic best friend to death with a kitchen knife during a row. Trent Hutchinson, 17, plunged a knife into the back and skull of 18-year-old Ollie Wells outside his house, a court heard. The young killer, who was said to have had a ‘fascination with … Read more
‘He’s s*** at maths!’: Autistic comedian brings the house down with hilarious routine about living with his non-autistic brother Joe Wells performed the sketch at the Top Secret Comedy Club in London He said brother is ‘very severely not autistic’ and has ‘all the symptoms’ The comedian joked his brother loved ‘making eye contact’ and … Read more