Arrested autistic boy's fate hangs in balance123RF With no appropriate accommodation being available that night, the intellectually disabled 14 year-old stayed in the cells. The mother of a 14-year-old autistic boy says her son has been passed around like unwanted baggage between different agencies since being arrested on Wednesday. The boy's plight emerged a day after the High Court in Wellington heard an autistic, intellectually disabled man was being detained more than a decade after his arrest for smashing windows. On Friday, his lawyer Dr Tony Ellis said the plight of some intellectually disabled and autistic New Zealanders was akin to that of "forgotten people". The plight of another intellectually disabled and autistic man, Ashley Peacock, has also caused widespread concern.

Source: Stuff January 13, 2017 05:36 UTC