What’s new about autism

🌐 We write the news in Spanish first. New stories may appear in Spanish before we translate them; you can always see them on the Spanish news page. Most sources are Mexican media, in Spanish.

🇲🇽 Mexico

🇲🇽 Mexico Mexico · October 28, 2026

The blue pumpkin: what it means and how to help on Halloween

Some families use a blue pumpkin candy bucket to signal, without having to explain at every door, that their child is autistic and may not say “trick or treat!” or “thank you”, may take longer or may not wear a costume. It’s a voluntary sign that started on social media and is now sold in stores in Mexico. Some families prefer not to use it so as not to label their children, and that’s fine: it’s optional. Don’t confuse it with the teal pumpkin, which signals candy that’s safe for children with allergies.

For your family: If a child with one comes to your door: give them their candy without asking them to talk, with patience and a calm voice, without scares or loud noises and without touching their costume. And treat every child this way: many who need it don’t carry a blue pumpkin. If your child doesn’t talk, the Mi Voz app has a “Calaverita” (trick-or-treat) pack (Parent mode › Settings › Button packs) to ask for candy, say thank you or say they’re scared.

Source: Posta and TODAY/Telemundo (in Spanish) · See on Mi Voz

🇲🇽 Mexico

📍 Local Aguascalientes · October 27, 2026

3rd Teletón Autism Conference in Aguascalientes

CRIT Teletón Aguascalientes (a rehabilitation center of the Teletón foundation) and the Tec de Monterrey university are holding their third autism conference on Saturday, November 7, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the Tec’s Aguascalientes Campus. There will be talks on safety (ID card and emergency button), child psychiatry, skill development and independence.

For your family: Admission costs $750 pesos with a 50% discount until November 1 (then $1,500). Register at autismo-aguascalientes.boletia.com. It can be useful for you and for your child’s teacher.

Source: CRIT Teletón Aguascalientes (in Spanish)

🇲🇽 Mexico

📍 Local Monterrey, Nuevo León · October 27, 2026

Monterrey’s city autism clinic is expanding

The mayor of Monterrey and the city DIF (family welfare agency) opened the expansion of the Clínica de Atención Integral al Autismo (CAIA, Comprehensive Autism Care Clinic) “Creciendo Juntos”, in the Pío X neighborhood, with support from Save the Children. More than 50 spaces were remodeled, adding a nutrition center, a neurodevelopment room, a neuromotor gym, art therapy, a social skills space and a digital area. The goal is to double the number of children and teenagers it serves.

For your family: If you live in Monterrey and your child is 3 to 17 years old, it may be an option for public therapy. Check the requirements in the directory listing and ask about current waiting times.

Source: Quadratín Nuevo León (in Spanish) · See on Mi Voz

🇲🇽 Mexico

📍 Local Nuevo León · October 26, 2026

Nuevo León Human Rights Commission: denying school to autistic children is discrimination

The Comisión Estatal de Derechos Humanos de Nuevo León (CEDHNL, the state human rights commission) issued two recommendations to the state Department of Education for discrimination, exclusion and mistreatment of six children and teenagers with autism or other neurodevelopmental conditions. Among the cases: schools that refused enrollment, one that made a child’s continued attendance conditional on his family paying for a shadow teacher, and a 10-year-old with level 3 autism who spent months strapped to his chair with a belt at a Centro de Atención Múltiple (CAM, a special-education school).

For your family: Refusing enrollment or setting conditions for your child to stay in school is discrimination. Ask for the refusal in writing and file a complaint: it’s free. Against public schools, with the CEDHNL; against private schools, with CONAPRED (the National Council to Prevent Discrimination). The Commission asked the Department for inclusive education regulations and an early identification protocol.

Source: Excélsior (with information from the CEDHNL; in Spanish) · See on Mi Voz

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