A U.S. mom has urged the United Airlines to let their crew undergo training on how to handle people with autism.

According to CTV News, Donna Beegle, an Oregon mother, said on Monday that she is planning to file a lawsuit to United Airlines, after her family have been kicked off in the aircraft when she and the flight attendant encountered problems looking something to eat for her autistic daughter.

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The U.S. mom had disclosed that her 15-year-old daughter Juliette is a "picky eater" and sometimes smashes the food if she does not like it.

She expects that the discrimination lawsuit she was about to file to the airlines will ensure that the flight attendants and the captain will be trained on how to handle people with autism.

Beegle, with her husband, her son and Juliette, were flying home to Portland last Tuesday, May 5 from a trip to Disney World on a United Airlines Flight 1535, cited Huffington Post.

On the flight, Juliette wants a hot meal so Beegle purchased a chicken sandwich and asked the crew if they can warmed it in a microwave. The said crew refused to do so, telling Beegle that the sandwich might get soggy.

After about 40 minutes, a crew has secured a hot meal while the girl ate and watch a movie without a problem.

Moreover, shortly after an emergency landing has been announced in Salt Lake City, two paramedics asked if Juliette was okay or if she had scratched someone. Then the family has been booked to another flight on another carrier.

Beegle said that it was "ridiculous" as her daughter had done nothing on the flight, She added that the family has been to Mexico, Europe and "nearly two dozen U.S. states" but they did not experience that kind of treatment from the said airlines.

However, the United Airlines said that their crew had made "special concessions" for Juliette and they added that they just did the best decision for the safety and comfort of other customers.

The airlines, meanwhile, did not specify the reason if the flight has been diverted due to a "perceived threat" discomfort for the passengers or other reason.

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