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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 428

autistic children

From left to right: Education Minister Yoav Kisch, Shapira committee head Amos Shapira, and Tammy Omanski, head of the Education Ministry's special education department, at a press conference in Jerusalem, on May 28, 2024. (Sivan Shachar/courtesy)
May 28, 2024, 5:21 pm
Special ed committee recommends 19 kids per class, 5 days a week for all schools
Experts advise revamping entire educational system to better integrate special needs children, a ‘win-win’ solution for all students
By Gavriel Fiske
Police at the scene where a man shot his adopted son in Maccabim, on July 14, 2023. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90)
August 10, 2023, 12:51 pm
Man indicted for murder of autistic adopted son
Shai Blum, 55, suspected of taking Omri, 23, to woods outside their Maccabim home and shooting him nine times, stabbing him twice; police reject claim of self-defense
By ToI Staff
A rabbi at a Tel Aviv synagogue refuses entry to a father and his autistic son. (Screenshot/YouTube, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
May 19, 2023, 6:35 am
Rabbi at Tel Aviv synagogue bars autistic child from attending prayers
Father records video of rabbi dismissing his 10-year-old son, saying, ‘With a child like that, you are not praying’; rights group says incident violates anti-discrimination laws
By ToI Staff
The scene of a shooting by Israeli forces at a suspicious vehcile in the West Bank town of Beitunia, November 14, 2022. (Social media; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 26, 2022, 8:41 pm
IDF soldiers’ actions in question in shooting of autistic Palestinian teen
Army said Fulla Masalma was killed when car she was in accelerated toward troops; but driver’s swift release indicates no serious suspicions; prosecutors said to order probe
By Tobias Siegal
Illustrative image: an isolated child. (iStock via Getty Images)
November 19, 2021, 11:57 am
Israeli study finds early autism diagnosis dramatically boosts child’s prospects
Two-thirds of children diagnosed by age 2.5 improve by two or more points on autism severity scale; after this age, fewer than a quarter make similar improvement
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative: A policeman holds handcuffs. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
November 7, 2021, 6:01 pm
Man, 41, indicted in kidnapping and rape of autistic teen girl in Ashdod
Igor Olsik denies assaulting alleged victim, but prosecutors say he locked her in his apartment, then attacked despite her pleading to be set free
By Stuart Winer
LifeTown Shoppes features 15 storefronts where visitors can practice doing everyday errands. (Josefin Dolsten)
November 2, 2019, 3:48 am
A Chabad couple in New Jersey builds an immersive village for kids with autism
Shopping center staffed by volunteers is designed to help children and young adults practice doing everyday errands
By Josefin Dolsten
Police arresting an ultra-Orthodox teenager with autism in Jerusalem, May 22, 2019. (YouTube screenshot
May 23, 2019, 12:16 pm
Police accused of using excessive force on ultra-Orthodox teen with autism
Footage of Jerusalem boy with bloodied face crying ‘Mommy, I want to go home’ draws outrage; police claim he assaulted an officer
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image of autism (KatarzynaBialasiewicz; iStock by Getty Images)
May 14, 2019, 1:27 pm
Israeli study links autism to general anesthesia in C-sections
Ben-Gurion University research says other types of sedation for the surgery, such as epidural, still relatively safe
By ToI Staff
A group of IAF soldiers works to create a program to help autistic children from ALUT. (Dror Sitahkol)
August 11, 2017, 2:08 am
IDF soldiers take part in a unique collaboration to help children with autism
Soldiers develop apps to help autistic youngsters communicate better with facial expressions, stay close to their caregivers
By Jade Alexandre
Adrian Daniel, left, and Michael Daniel, co-owners of The Gate restaurants in London. (Courtesy)
January 14, 2017, 8:59 am
With their ‘Arabic hospitality gene,’ Jewish brothers make vegetarian food fashionable
When Michael and Adrian Daniel opened The Gate, they were just a couple of ‘borderline hippies.’ Today, the London-based mini-empire is a local favorite
By Jenni Frazer
Cover detail from 'Shtum' by Jem Lester, a new novel about a family coping and thriving with the challenges of autism (courtesy)
May 13, 2016, 9:42 pm
Novel explores how autism can teach a family to communicate
Centered around a nonverbal autistic son and Holocaust survivor grandfather, Jem Lester’s semi-autobiographical debut ‘Shtum’ wins hearts and acclaim
By Anne Joseph
A Swissair Boeing 777. (Screen capture/Swissair website)
September 2, 2015, 6:36 am
Swissair flight boots Israeli family over autistic child’s cries
After getting kicked off plane over 8-year-old Yaheli’s weeping, Zalmanovich family discovers return tickets also canceled
By ToI Staff
Doron Somer (left) and his son Itamar (Courtesy)
July 13, 2015, 8:08 pm
Start-up gives autistic kids — and their parents — a little more freedom
AngelSense’s tracking and information system lets parents keep tabs on their children — making one of the world’s toughest jobs a little easier
By David Shamah
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