Christmas Rescue of Autistic Child

[Jumpinbare]

Yet ANOTHER Central Florida autistic child disappeared and wandered into a pond. THIS time, he was tracked and rescued and was only wet and cold. This child is a "repeat customer" who has been rescued from the water before. Rescuers were able to track him because of an "Angel Sense" tracking device his parents obtained after he was rescued from a pond in August of 2024.

Nice to see one turn out well - especially on Christmas.

Edit: According to the website for the tracking device, the device itself is currently free, but there is a monthly fee.

 

[FayetheADHDsquirrel]

Hopefully he will stay away from the water now. It seems like there are constant situations like this in the news except that sadly many of them don't have the happy ending.

 

[Poppy98]

I'm glad he's okay. I just worry about how this technology would work in the wrong hands.

 

[WhitewaterWoman]

Many children with autism will run away and/or wander away. Even with close supervision. You’d be amazed at how fast a child can open a window, climb out and be blocks away. Even if you have fences, even if you have doors and windows chimed.

I know, because they were my clients.

Please do not blame the parents or caregivers here. It is an impossible situation. You don’t want to lock the child up. A tracking device could be the safest and least restrictive option.

 

[lunarious]

Many children with autism will run away and/or wander away. Even with close supervision. You’d be amazed at how fast a child can open a window, climb out and be blocks away. Even if you have fences, even if you have doors and windows chimed.

I know, because they were my clients.

Please do not blame the parents or caregivers here. It is an impossible situation. You don’t want to lock the child up. A tracking device could be the safest and least restrictive option.

Someone must be responsible. Like, in Physics they say: "Energy doesn't appear and disappear."

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That statement perfectly describes the Law of Conservation of Energy, a fundamental principle in physics meaning energy can't be created or destroyed, only transformed into different forms (like heat, light, motion) or transferred between systems, so the total energy always stays the same in an isolated system. When energy seems "lost," it's actually converting into less usable forms, often heat, or moving into the surrounding environment, but it's still accounted for.

 

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Many children with autism will run away and/or wander away. Even with close supervision. You’d be amazed at how fast a child can open a window, climb out and be blocks away. Even if you have fences, even if you have doors and windows chimed.

I was one of those that used to wander and go exploring when I was very small. Mum had the whole town out searching for me a couple of times. Back then we lived in a little country town on the banks of the Murray River but all of us were taught to swim literally before we were old enough to walk. Drowning was the one fear Mum didn't have for me.

These days we have far too many drownings, thanks mostly to a lack of education. People like the mother and son in this story are classic examples - they wanted to try out the paddleboards they got for Christmas regardless of the weather conditions.

Mother and stepson drift 10 kilometres in Christmas paddleboard mishap

 

[Crossbreed]

Is the "LoJack" in the boy's body, or in his clothes?
If the latter, I hope it is waterproof.

 

[Jumpinbare]

Is the "LoJack" in the boy's body, or in his clothes?
If the latter, I hope it is waterproof.

Looking at the company's website, it appears to be a bracelet that the child can't remove.

 

[WhitewaterWoman]

Looking at the company's website, it appears to be a bracelet that the child can't remove.

I looked at the website and located the non-removable options. The website does not explain how something like a watch band can be made non-removable. They mention a key, which the parent has.

It could be this works well for some children, especially this one. I knew kids who would have it off in 30 minutes.

 

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It could be this works well for some children, especially this one. I knew kids who would have it off in 30 minutes.

That was me as a child, Mum said she'd find a pile of clothes next to the back door and I'd be gone. There was no fence that could keep me in or out. Mum used to lose me often when she went shopping too, I'd scam the ladies at the checkout "I lost my mummy" and they'd fuss over me and feed me while Mum finished her shopping.

 

[Tired]

That was me as a child, Mum said she'd find a pile of clothes next to the back door and I'd be gone. There was no fence that could keep me in or out. Mum used to lose me often when she went shopping too, I'd scam the ladies at the checkout "I lost my mummy" and they'd fuss over me and feed me while Mum finished her shopping.

You are such a little devil!

 

[Jumpinbare]

My late wife was a single mom when wr met. Back when David was 4 or 5, she had a harness and leash on him when she shopped so he wouldn't get lost. In a clothing store, after she had asked a clerk a question, she turned to go and found the leash clipped to a clothes rack, and David nowhere in sight.