Here’s Why Some Parents Of Children With Autism Use Blue Trick-Or-Treating Buckets For Halloween—But Others Say It Stigmatizes

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Calls for children with autism spectrum disorder to carry blue buckets while trick-or-treating on Halloween to signify they may have difficulty communicating have often gone viral on social media and have been praised by some autism organizations, but other parents and advocates have criticized the practice as putting children at risk of being stigmatized.

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