At the time of this radio interview, Anderson was fully aware of the case of Audrey and her autistic son, who’d been violently attacked and had some of his teeth knocked out by an untrained Autism Initiatives staff member whom they’d brought in off the street.

Throughout this scandalous episode, the violent party has received both Anderson’s and Autism Initiatives‘ unceasing protection ever since and has been able to avoid criminal charges and pursue his career.

Anderson had outsourced aspects of the City’s social care to Autism Initiatives, but following this incident, did his utmost to dodge accountability and brush her complaint under the carpet, but without success.

Joe Anderson seriously underestimated Audrey’s courage and staying power…

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