When following the entire story on the FR site then continuing it to the website and read story about "mom" I realized just how distorted everything had become.
First, in my mind, the media will treat stories about 15 year olds as "children" as in "autistic child" but also "woman making her own choice" when writing about abortion, as "teen" when writing about "yutes overturning cars, looting and burning CVS's," so we all need to be careful when dealing with media.
All of that being said, it seemed to me that "Dr. Mom," smelling hot food in First Class, decided that her "child" just had to have some or she might become out-of-control, biting and scratching everyone in sight!!!
Airline was totally in the right to boot not only 15 year old but also Dr. Mom, and charged her for a First Class airline ticket to boot, if that's what it took to get that hot meal (I had a hot meal in First Class once and I'd not have badgered anyone for another!)
This mom should probably be charged with negligence for not providing her own autistic 15 year old with food - my daughters at 15 could out eat many professional football players, so that would have taken not one but three "First Class hot meals!"
Are you for real or was your post a parody? Do you thing a mother with an autistic child would "smell" hot food and want to get some for free? If you really have daughters I grieve that you are raising them without awareness that some families have children with special needs and a little human compassion is a sign of civilized society