Indianapolis Youth Arrested for Autistic Behaviors

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Scary.

Dateline: 09/05/01

Is being Autistic a criminal offense? Evidently in Indianapolis, Indiana it

is and it lands people in jail. Let me explain.

It seems that a 15 year old Autistic boy became upset on the school bus

because he didn't have his favorite shoes with him. He tried to leave the

bus, and when the driver refused to allow him to leave, he began hitting

her arms. She, of course, called for security, and the boy was subdued. The

police then arrested the boy because of his actions. When the boy's father

tried to intervene, he became violent and the police arrested him for

disorderly conduct. This is the story that I heard, but it isn't the whole

story.

Read more:

http://autism.about.com/library/weekly/aa090501a.htm