Posted by Gary G. Porter on Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
The Internet and blogosphere have been buzzing all week about a bullying incident that occurred on Monday in Sydney, Australia. Sixteen-year-old Casey Heynes was the target of repeat bullying by numerous students at Chifley College, Dunheved Campus at North St Mary’s and can be seen in a video once again being tormented by a fellow [...]
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Last week, we reported about an incident involving blogger Amanda Broadfoot while she was on vacation with her family at Disney World’s Hollywood Studios. While eating at a restaurant on New Year’s Eve, Broadfoot’s 4-year-old son with autism was harassed and bullied by a group of teens, causing the youngster to become visibly upset and [...]
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Posted in Autism Awareness, Autism News, Autism Safety, Disney World, Facebook, Florida, Twitter
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
An upsetting incident has been reported by Amanda Broadfoot over at Life is a Spectrum. According to her blog, an incident occurred this past New Year’s Eve while on a trip to Orlando, Florida when her and her family were dining at the ABC Commissary restaurant in Hollywood Studios (part of the Walt Disney World [...]
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Posted in Autism Awareness, Autism News, Commentary, Disney World, Families
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