Last week, Alex Spourdalakis, a 14-year Autistic boy living in River Grove, Illinois, was murdered by his mother and godmother. After failing to kill him with sleeping pills, they stabbed him in the chest repeatedly before slitting his wrists. This murder was premeditated and motivated entirely by Alex’s disability. The Autistic Self Advocacy Network condemns … Continue reading ASAN Calls for Federal Hate Crime Prosecution for the Murder of Alex Spourdalakis