PM apologises amid damning reviews of autistic 11yo girl being misidentified by police, injected with psychotropic drugs
“As a human being, as a dad, as Prime Minister, I’m really sorry about what’s happened there because…
Family of autistic 11yo girl misidentified by police, injected with psychotropic drugs, respond as damning reviews released
In 2024, the woman was placed under a six-month compulsory treatment order and discharged to a supported accommodation…
Rotorua gang member Jerome Tekiri sentenced for sexual assault on autistic woman
In what the judge described as “clear predatory behaviour”, Tekiri saw the woman, aged in her early 20s,…
Auckland boy with autism left in school van for four hours, Ministry of Education demands answers
Their son attends Wilson School, which provides specialist education for students with high needs. He was supposed to…
Why finding the right words for feelings could help ease anxiety, study
People who show higher levels of autistic traits may be more likely to manage anxiety by identifying and…
Scurvy diagnosis: Autistic boy, aged 5, lived on diet of chicken and biscuits
Doctors carried out a physical examination, blood tests and an MRI examination. Eventually, they consulted paediatric rheumatology and…
Christchurch mother sentenced for assaulting 3-year-old autistic son
She then made a fist and swung it at his head but did not make contact. The woman…
Autistic Pāpāmoa 6-year-old faces deportation to Brazil after visa declined
In March, Immigration Minister Erica Stanford announced changes to the rules for children of temporary migrants. From March…
Nurse’s autistic son could face deportation after Immigration NZ rejects visa
“It’s really heartbreaking. I don’t know how, mentally, I can cope, if that’s going to happen,” he said.…
Stage 4 bowel cancer patient fights for funding of life-prolonging drug
Bowel cancer is the second-highest cause of cancer death in New Zealand, second only to lung cancer. Bowel…
Sheldon Roma’s attack on autistic man was ‘mistaken vigilante justice’
Roma’s lawyer Jesse Lang pushed for his client’s name to be permanently suppressed, citing the safety of him…