A Lake Elsinore teacher is on paid administrative leave after allegations she made an autistic boy sit in a cardboard box as punishment were raised by the boy's mother. Kimberly Rollins has filed a claim against Lake Elsinore Unified School District, after her 10-year-old son revealed he had been made to spend class time inside a box. more ›

The teenage boy who left the Burbank airport on Wednesday and was later seen at the Abbey ordering a screwdriver has caused a great deal of speculation. Why did he wander away? And why -- and how -- did he end up all the way in West Hollywood? At first, it was reported that Cameron James Smith had wandered away because he didn't want to go back to the school he was headed for, which is described only as a "specialized school in Utah." more ›

Joshua Robb, the 8-year-old autistic boy who went missing in Twin Peaks on Monday morning, was found safe on Tuesday afternoon around 2:30pm. After escaping through the playground gates of Grandview Elementary School around 11am on Monday, search and rescue crews scoured the woods of the San Bernardino Mountains for the boy, battling hard rains and low temperatures at night. more ›

The search continues for Joshua Robb, an 8-year-old autistic boy, who ran away from Grandview Elementary School in Twin Peaks on Monday morning. He escaped through the playground gates around 11am, and while school staffers attempted to chase Robb, they were unable to find him. Search and rescue crews are still combing the woods of the San Bernardino Mountains. more ›

Police have arrested a man accused of beating a man with autism on a bus for no apparent reason, reports KTLA. On April 10, Ronald Jackson, 44, is seen boarding a San Bernadino bus in footage taken by the bus' security camera. After passing by the disabled man, who was talking to himself, Jackson walks back and begins hitting the man in the head. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department have released information about the arrest of 29-year-old Jeremy Shawn Stockton, an in-home caregiver who is accused of molesting the young boy to whom he provided care. Stockton was taken in on April 13th on charges of Lewd Acts with a Child under the age of 14. more ›

On Saturday October 2, 2010 at the Beacon Theater in NYC we went to Comedy Central's "Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education" charity event. Before going into the theatre we went to the red carpet where we managed to speak to: John Oliver and Olivia Munn from "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart", comedians Jim Gaffigan and Lewis Black, author and autism advocate Temple Grandin, Emiy Gerson Saines the producer of HBO's film "Temple Grandin", documentarian Soledad O'Brien, and internet phenomenon Tay Zonday, the creator of "Chocolate Rain". more ›

On Saturday October 2, 2010 at the Beacon Theater in NYC we went to Comedy Central's "Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education" charity event. Before going into the theatre we went to the red carpet where we snapped photos of several performers and attendees including: John Oliver, Sarah Silverman, Ricky Gervais, Olivia Munn, Jim Gaffigan, Steve Carrell, and Lewis Black (more photos in my Flickr gallery). Watch for our interview video with several of these folks. more ›

Over the weekend, the LAPD shot and killed an unarmed man in Koreatown who was behaving suspiciously and appeared to be removing something from his waistband. The victim was 27-year-old Steven Washington, and according to his family, was autistic. The gang enforcement officers, Allan Corrales and George Diego, believed Washington was reaching for a weapon, and fired once, striking him in the head, according to an AP report. more ›

Family Bookstore hosts a double reading from Trinie Dalton and Aimee Bender with “witchy projections” by Jim Drain, Matt Greene and Matthew Ronay tonight at 7 pm. The two authors have just released new books through Madras Press. Dalton’s Sweet Tomb, tells the story Candy, a candy-addicted witch who resents her inherited lifestyle. After a fire burns down her gingerbread house, she leaves the forest and ventures out in search of the excitement of a more urban environment. The Third Elevator by Aimee Bender is the story of a swan, a bluebird, the curious family they form together, and the mysterious elevators in the center of their village - one that rises into the sky, one that opens into a forest, and one that descends underground. Proceeds from the reading benefit the Theodore Payne Foundation and InsideOUT Writers. more ›

More than likely, it's been a while since you've seen a kung fu movie. There were the Jackie Chan years, the Crouching Tiger times, but those are largely gone, and true martial arts ass-kickery is for the most part missing from American cinema houses. Why is this? Has the general skill level gone down? Is Parkour, the French fast feet phenomenon, leg-sweeping the populace? Is that too many feet references in one sentence? The answer to all of these questions is: maybe. more ›

If there is ever a time to get people out of their house and into movie theaters, it is now. The weather is turning colder, Oscar season is fast approaching, and a large amount of turkey makes it hard to want to do anything besides sit in plush chairs with 40 oz. of liquid crack within easy reach. The problem, though, is that everyone knows this, from the big picture houses on down to the independent filmmakers trying to earn a living. And most people, like it or not, will go see the American film with star power and an 8-figure budget that gets wasted on sending plumes of smoke and fire into the air. It’s a tough season for the independent outsiders. Just ask Ron Paul. more ›

At VH1 Classic's Rock & Bowl last night, hosts from a variety of shows, especially those airing on VH1 also made a strong showing to support the cause. So let's hear it for the people who bring us our gameshows and clip shows. You know you'd be lost without them. Let's just call them "nonfiction" shows. more ›

VH1 definitely knows how to throw a party! Remember that pizza-addled dream about Corey Feldman, Scott Ian and Billy Gibbons? It really can come true! Here is the first batch of red carpet photos from VH1 Classic's Rock & Bowl event last night at All Star Lanes to benefit autism charities. more ›

Taylor Karras was reported missing by his mother yesterday, after running away from a Westminster social services facility where he was receiving therapy for autism. Around 9:30 p.m., the 15-year-old boy was found just a block from his North Tustin home. Orange County Sheriff's deputies spotted Karras pushing a shopping cart in the street, chased him on foot, Tasered him once, and handcuffed him. Only when a passing neighbor recognized Karras did the authorities... more ›

Yesterday we were reading Digg and we saw a post by a gentleman who has an autistic son who was trying to order off the menu when the waitress blew a fuse and shook and mocked the young boy. The father said that he had written a letter to the local paper, but since we didn't see it posted on line, we contacted him and told him that we would post the letter: To... more ›