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Airline Denies Iowa Family Boarding After Their 5-Year-Old Autistic Son Couldn t Wear Mask KEY POINTS The child is nonverbal and has a sensory processing disorder The family’s lawyer said the airline violated the Americans with Disabilities Act An Iowa couple said they are planning to legally challenge Southwest Airlines after they were refused boarding because their 5-year-old autistic son couldn’t wear his face mask. Cody and Paige Petek and their two children were about to board a flight to their home in Des Moines when they were turned away because their autistic son, who is nonverbal and has a sensory processing disorder, struggled to wear his mask during their layover in St. Louis, NBC-affiliated WWBT-TV reported. The family was returning home from a vacation in Florida. ....