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Watch: How Discord Radicalized Our Son

Maya Sulkin investigates how an Ohio teenager was raided by the FBI after he was targeted by jihadis online.

June 1, 2026

17M

Judson’s Last Ride

My son is 18 and has profound autism. On Friday, he rode the school bus for the last time. It was his last link to the ‘typical’ world.

May 24, 2026

I Thought I Was Autistic. I Was Wrong.

After spending most of my life feeling different and alone, an autism diagnosis gave me the kind of relief that was impossible to resist. But it was…

April 24, 2026

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