Horrible story which I don't want to read not to weigh myself down too much (as an Autist with empathy in overdrive) so I have to stupidly ask: where's the link to autism, it being posted here? Thanks.
this post was submitted on 14 Nov 2025
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I read the article, didn't have much detail other than family hated her based on messages. The family said the girl doesn't eat because she autistic.
Thanks.
the father told police or paramedics that she "was autistic" and had not eaten in 4-5 days.
"Police also spoke to the victim's teacher from 2019 to 2020, who allegedly said she remembered the victim being "friendly and talkative" and could not recall anything about her being autistic or enrolled in any special education programs. Rather, the teacher said the victim had been "a healthy normal third-grade student, who interacted appropriately with her peers and staff."
this is from a different article I found: https://lawandcrime.com/crime/living-in-a-house-of-horrors-trio-allegedly-starved-14-year-old-who-weighed-just-35-pounds-was-kept-locked-up-in-her-bedroom-with-a-camera-on-her/
It seems the father was making excuses to deflect away from his mistreatment/abuse/neglect.
Thanks. My point being whether or not this story is even (neutrally) autism related and it seems rather not so much.
One accusation from her abusive family, as an excuse for not taking proper care of her, does not make for a credible diagnosis or reason to post this here.
Well, you'll be shocked to find out, that she probably is autistic and most parents are comparable to them, most just maintain a facade by feeding their children and letting them to school.
Wonderful
Anyway, i used TOR to read that...crazy
I can't be bothered to use workarounds if they can't be bothered to make it readable world wide on the world wide web.
Sometimes... I wish I didn't have the ability to read.
However, when police interviewed one of Goodman's friends, he recalled a time in August when he was at the home fixing a four-wheeler and the victim came out and asked him about what he was doing. The friend said this "irritated" Goodman, who told her to keep quiet before allegedly making several disturbing comments. From the affidavit:
He heard [Goodman] make comments like, "If she misbehaves, I' m not going to feed her today." [The friend] said he told [Goodman] that he can't do that, and [Goodman] said, "Well I keep her locked up in her bedroom with a camera on her, and that's where she stays." [The friend] said he told [Goodman] that he can't lock a kid in a bedroom, that was abuse. [The friend] indicated that at times when [Goodman] brought [the victim] to his house, [Goodman] would tell [the victim] to "Shut the f— up," and "Sit there and don't say nothing."
Holy gods, why the hell didn't this friend report this fucker at the he knew it was child abuse. He knew the kid was being denied food and kept locked in her room around the clock. I mean, how could you live near where this is happening and not contact the authorities?
I also blame the state. The mother went to prison five years ago and the child was put in the care of the father. Was there no follow up to make sure the kid was at least sent to school?
Oh shit