Posted by Susan Moffitt on Friday, December 28th, 2012
Of all the sad autism stories I have encountered, perhaps none has haunted me more than that of Ayn Van Dyk, the ten year old Canadian girl who was abducted from her school by Canada’s Child Protective Services. As this site has documented in the past, Ayn had been successfully found safe and sound after [...]
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Posted in Autism News, Autism Wandering
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Monday, March 12th, 2012
Today is day 271. This represents the number of days Ayn Van Dyk has been held by Canadian authorities and kept away from her family. It also represents how long one British Columbia father has suffered indescribable pain. We’ve covered this story extensively in the past, but for the benefit of our new readers, here’s [...]
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Posted in Autism and the Media, Autism Controversy, Autism News
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Monday, February 13th, 2012
In a follow up to our most recent update on Ayn Van Dyk, there have been more disturbing details brought to our attention that are worth passing along. Apparently, this is not the first time the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) in British Columbia has been involved in a major controversy involving the [...]
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Posted in Autism and the Law, Autism Controversy
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Sunday, January 29th, 2012
Today is January 31, 2012. For Derek Hoare, this simply means it’s day number 230 — the number of days his 10-year-old daughter with autism has been kept from him by Child Protective Services (MCFD) in Canada. The tragedy began in Abbotsford, British Columbia on June 16, 2011 when Canadian authorities removed Ayn Van Dyk [...]
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Among the many autism-related stories I have read, written and edited over the years, there are some that have left a profound and lasting impact on me. Stories involving wandering-related deaths involving children with autism are always heartbreaking, as are stories involving injustice suffered by those with autism and their families — of which, Ayn [...]
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Posted in Autism and the Law, Autism Controversy, YouTube
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Posted by Susan Moffitt on Thursday, August 4th, 2011
An Autism Key reader named Laurie wrote in to update us on a heartbreaking story involving Ayn Van Dyk, a nine-year-old Canadian girl seized by authorities after being safely recovered from an autism wandering episode. Derek Hoare, Ayn’s father, briefly lost sight of her while she was playing in their backyard, which is surrounded by [...]
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Posted by Susan Moffitt on Sunday, July 17th, 2011
I’m sorry to have to provide an upsetting update from my previous article, The State vs. Autism Families. Nine-year-old Ayn Van Dyk, who was taken from her home after being safely recovered after a wandering incident, is still in the hands of Canadian authorities. The tragedy began in Abbotsford, British Columbia on June 16th, when [...]
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Posted in Autism and the Law, Autism Controversy, Autism News
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