The Holidays & Autism: Challenges During the Holiday Season for Children Who Tend to Wander

The Holidays & Autism: Challenges During the Holiday Season for Children Who Tend to Wander

The holiday season can be a particularly challenging time for both children with autism and their families. The value of planning for the holidays cannot be overestimated for those with sensory sensitivities, who thrive on routine, and are easily disoriented. The holidays are filled with sights, sounds, and smells. The average household is turned into a busy, frantic, festive place. The stores are brightly lit, excessively noisy with holiday music and busy with shoppers rushing in every direction. All of these sudden and dramatic changes for a child on the spectrum can easily create a sensory overload, making the holidays a difficult time for both the child with autism and their parents. 

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ROCK HILL: Parents arrested after autistic son, 12, found nude outside Rock Hill home | Crime | Rock Hill Herald Online

ROCK HILL: Parents arrested after autistic son, 12, found nude outside Rock Hill home | Crime | Rock Hill Herald Online

ROCK HILL — The York County Sheriff’s office is investigating a case of unlawful neglect of a child after a 12-year-old autistic boy was found nude outside a home in Rock Hill.

At 6:01 a.m. Thursday, the sheriff’s office received a 9-1-1 call in reference to a person wandering nude in a yard off Elder Road in Rock Hill.

When deputies arrived, they found a 12-year-old boy wandering without clothing. The boy who is believed to be autistic was unable to speak to deputies, according to a press release from the sheriff's office.

The York County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit was called in to locate the child’s home at 1455 Elder Road in Rock Hill. When deputies entered the home they found three adults, one of which was an elderly and bed ridden, and a 7-year-old child, living in the home and in what could be described as deplorable conditions, the release states.

Deputies observed throughout the home animal urine and feces, rooms filled with piles of trash which included bags of used cat litter. Also there was a limited amount of food in the home.

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video released of missing boy with autism creek rescue

Footage released of missing boy's creek rescue

When the Nine News crew spotted Ryan Pham he was naked and shivering as he waded through some reeds on the opposite side of a fast-flowing creek, apparently about to attempt a crossing.

"Ryan, just wait there, mate," cameraman Glenn Edwards called out.

"It's alright buddy, we're getting your mum."

But the autistic seven-year-old boy, who had been missing since the previous night, appeared not to heed the message — so Edwards dived into the muddy creek and swam across to his rescue.

Full footage of the heroics, which unfolded this morning at the Kororoit Creek in the Melbourne suburb of Albanvale, can be seen above.

Edwards and a news crew were driving down a dirt track around 11am (AEST) when they spotted the boy, about 2km from his Springvale home.

"He was so cold he was nearly blue," Mr Edwards said.

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Disabled Boy Falls Down Garbage Chute, Dies In Gold Coast « CBS Chicago

Disabled Boy Falls Down Garbage Chute, Dies In Gold Coast « CBS Chicago: "Manley’s family first discovered he was missing when an alarm system at their home indicated a door was ajar, the Sun-Times Media Wire reported.

The family called police, and Manley was eventually found inside the building’s trash compactor. Police believe he fell down the garbage chute 46 floors."

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Missing autistic teenager found in good spirits - Alamogordo Daily News

Missing autistic teenager found in good spirits - Alamogordo Daily News

An autistic 15-year-old El Paso boy is back home safe Monday with his family after he went missing from his family members at White Sands National Monument while they were sledding on the sand dunes Sunday.

Monument spokeswoman Becky Wiles said Angelo Baca was found walking around 10:15 a.m. in the sand dune field carrying his round pink sled by an Air Force Black Hawk helicopter out of Kirtland Air Force Base. Baca had been missing for about 19 hours.

"He was found in good health and spirits," Wiles said. "He was walking in the dunes approximately six miles from the point he was last seen. He was flown to the command post and reunited with his family. He was waving friendly to the helicopter. He was hungry and thirsty."