Child with autism found wandering interstate

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Autistic Child Found Wandering Along I-17 Access Road

PHOENIX - An autistic child was found wandering along a Phoenix highway off-ramp Monday morning.

A good samaritan helped out and now police have a lot of questions.

The good news is that the boy was not hurt and he's back home with his mother. It's a happy ending to a frightening day for the child.

Police tried talking with the 6-year-old in the back seat of a patrol car while officers searched for his parents. The boy was found wandering alone on the southbound frontage road near I-17 and Thomas, wearing nothing but a diaper Monday morning.

"It's crazy..I watch my kids really good..they don't go out of the house, they stay in the house..I would not let my kids run around in diapers outside," said Lupe Taylor, a neighbor.