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Not Running Away: Why 'wandering' In Children With Autism Needs To Be Discussed

Feed Play Love

English - April 29, 2018 21:46 - 10 minutes - 9.74 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
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A tragedy occured in Sydney's western suburbs last week when a young boy with autism was found to have passed away after wandering away from the respite care centre where he was being cared for while his parents were away. from Autism Swim explains that this type of wandering behaviour should definitely not be classified as "running away," and how damaging it can be to use that language when it comes to understanding ASD behaviours.Erika Gleeson

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A tragedy occured in Sydney's western suburbs last week when a young boy with autism was found to have passed away after wandering away from the respite care centre where he was being cared for while his parents were away. from Autism Swim explains that this type of wandering behaviour should definitely not be classified as "running away," and how damaging it can be to use that language when it comes to understanding ASD behaviours.Erika Gleeson

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.