Autistic Girl Seized by Canadian Government Heading Home

Posted by 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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Autism, CPS and Wandering

Posted by on Thursday, September 15th, 2011

Joshua Robb, an eight year old child with autism has been successfully rescued after running away from his elementary school and being lost in the San Bernardino National Forest for over 24-hours. “Thank you … you saved me,” were the boy’s first words to rescuers — words made all the more poignant because he rarely [...]

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  • * In 1970, Autism affected 1 out of 10,000 children
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