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lumberjack_jeff

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8. "I can see where you might take issue with my reference to the numbers."

Reply to matt819 (Reply #7)

Wed Nov 13, 2013, 05:22 PM

Nov 2013

Answered your own question. "The numbers" aren't an excuse to minimize the issue, even if one in 50 boys weren't diagnosed with asd.

My son has autism, and I work for an organization dedicated to people with developmental disabilities. I often work with law enforcement to help educate them to identify the difference between I/dd and mental illness and drug use. Police overreaction is usually not based on ill intent but ignorance.

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NYT Op-ed: Wandering is a major concern for parents of autistic children [View all] matt819 Nov 2013 OP

It's hard to pick just one. kcr Nov 2013 #1

I agree with that Stargazer09 Nov 2013 #3

As a parent of a wandering child, Stargazer09 Nov 2013 #2

I have an 8 year old family member who has both autism and Down's syndrome. s-cubed Nov 2013 #4

My siblings and I were feral children of feral parents. hunter Nov 2013 #5

None of the sentences in the NYT article rile me up. None at all. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #6

What's your problem with my OP matt819 Nov 2013 #7

"I can see where you might take issue with my reference to the numbers." lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #8