Join CafeMom Today! Autism Amber Alert: 11 Year Old with Autism Wanders, ends up on Interstate, is killed by SUV
AMBER Alerts are distributed via commercial radio stations, satellite radio, television stations, and cable TV by the Emergency Alert System and NOAA Weather Radio for child abductions only! Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder are NOT included in the criteria for issuing an Amber Alert. This really needs to change.

Friday, October 5, 2012

11 Year Old with Autism Wanders, ends up on Interstate, is killed by SUV

Autistic boy, 11, dies after hit by SUV - Houston Chronicle

An 11-year-old boy who had autism died when he was hit by a sports utility vehicle as he tried to cross the Interstate 10 service road in west Houston Wednesday night.
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The boy has special needs and was in the care of his father when he wandered away as the father was doing laundry, said Estella Olguin, spokeswoman for state Child Protective Services.
"He was being watched," Olguin said, "but he just wandered away. It's tragic."
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