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Autism Parents Say Mom Who Snapped Needed Help

By Mara GayJul 22nd 2010 – 4:18PM
Handout / AP

Handout / AP

(July 22) -- Kim Stagliano says most people cannot understand what it's like to raise a child with autism. "Parents don't sleep, children are not toilet trained. Imagine the infant and toddler years never ending," Stagliano, 46, the mother of three girls with autism, told AOL News in a phone interview. "It's extremely...

Mom Told 911 Dispatcher She Killed 2 Children

Jul 21st 2010 – 8:37PM
Irving Police / AP

Irving Police / AP

DALLAS (July 21) - A suburban Dallas mother accused of strangling her two young children told a 911 operator she killed them because they were autistic and she wanted "normal kids," according to a tape released Wednesday. Irving police released the recording after Saiqa Akhter was charged with one count of capital murder...

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