Heritage Behavioral Services Blog

The family of the man with Down Syndrome who died after confrontation with the off-duty sheriff's deputies in 2013 at the Westview Promenade movie theater in Frederick county Maryland has been awarded $1.9 million settlement.  Ethan Saylors died from asphyxia following a broken larynx during a scuffle with the deputies. Ethan was accused of not buying another movie ticket to view a second screening of a movies at the theater.  read more....

Due to the "discriminatory" practices for workers with disabilities, U.S. senators have called for an end to the sub-minimum wages. An Illinois manufacturing company, was accused of exploiting nearly 250 employees.

As per the new government figures, more American children are being diagnosed with Autism. In a recent release from Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 59 children are on the spectrum. This is up from the last estimate of 1 in 68 reported in 2016 and 1 in 150 at the start of the century.  The increase in autism prevalence could be attributable to better identification among minority children.