PEORIA, Ariz — A surveillance video showing a therapist kicking a 5-year-old nonverbal child with autism in the face has led to the employee’s arrest and termination, leaving the boy’s family outraged and searching for answers.
The incident occurred Monday afternoon inside a classroom at Soar Autism Center in Peoria. According to the child’s family and police, therapist Adolfo Salas was captured on surveillance footage kicking the child in the face during an interaction that left the boy with bruising and swelling.
The child’s grandmother, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the family was devastated after learning what happened…