Silicon Valley engineer Vidyut Gopal and his wife publicly defended their autistic son after neighbours in Sunnyvale, California, filed a lawsuit seeking to declare the boy a “public nuisance” over allegations of aggressive behaviour. The lawsuit filed by four neighbours on Arlington Court claimed the 11-year-old boy had repeatedly slapped, kicked, and bitten neighbourhood childrenContinue reading “The Sunnyvale Autism Lawsuit”
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SEND Crisis In Four Words: Councils Failing Disabled Families
A young mum being forced to homeschool her autistic son isn’t just a sad little human‑interest story — it’s part of a national SEND crisis where councils are routinely failing to provide legally‑required specialist placements. The case of Sharanjeet Rodrigues and her son Xavier in Leicester is a textbook example. A mum is being forcedContinue reading “SEND Crisis In Four Words: Councils Failing Disabled Families”
After Stranger’s Ignorant Words, Mother Opens Chip Shop
Slur directed at autistic son knocked Gillian sideways, but she reacted in the best way she could. A mum has decided to open an accessible chip shop so her autistic son has a job for life. Gillian Jervis got the idea to open Oliver’s Chippy in Warton, Lancs, near Blackpool after a stranger labelled herContinue reading “After Stranger’s Ignorant Words, Mother Opens Chip Shop”
