Autism comes with a stereotype: shy, awkward, obsessed with tech, decidedly male. It’s an image that erases the many girls and women who are autistic, but it also reflects the reality that far more boys than girls have a diagnosis. Several studies put that sex ratio at about 3 to 1; among psychiatric conditions, only […]
DINWIDDIE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Dinwiddie County community members have the chance to get involved with public education by applying to be on the Special Education Advisory Committee. The members of the committee work to advise the school division on the educational needs of students with disabilities. The application to be on the committee is […]
A family tries to find out what exactly happened at their son’s school before he left the school grounds unnoticed and made his way home. The boy in question, 7 year old Landon Refior, has autism and should not be left unattended. His family says “it took many mistakes” on the part of summer school […]
