Asperger teen arrested for looking suspicious outside the local library

[Guest guest]

I just got this from the local group, but a scary read on so many levels. Here's

the link for the article in the Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/10/AR2010071002633.\

html?referrer=emailarticle

[Guest guest]

This type of thing is what I have always feared for my child. It is constantly in the back of my mind.

Jan

"In the Midst of Difficulty lies Opportunity" Albert Einstein

Success is not measured by one's position but by the obstacles one has overcome to obtain that position

From: <doyourecycle@...> Sent: Sun, July 11, 2010 3:59:28 PMSubject: ( ) Asperger teen arrested for looking suspicious outside the local library

I just got this from the local group, but a scary read on so many levels. Here's the link for the article in the Washington Post:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/10/AR2010071002633.html?referrer=emailarticle

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This happened very near me. Scares the $hit out of me. Some other parents have asked if any of the police in this area have ANY training on dealing with autistic individuals. I just don't know. I'm going to make some inquiry phone calls and do more follow-through.

On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 5:36 PM, rushen janice <jrushen@...> wrote:

 

This type of thing is what I have always feared for my child.  It is constantly in the back of my mind.

 

Jan 

" In the Midst of Difficulty lies Opportunity "     Albert Einstein

 

Success is not measured by one's position but by the obstacles one has overcome to obtain that position

From: <doyourecycle@...>

Sent: Sun, July 11, 2010 3:59:28 PMSubject: ( ) Asperger teen arrested for looking suspicious outside the local library

 

I just got this from the local group, but a scary read on so many levels. Here's the link for the article in the Washington Post:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/10/AR2010071002633.html?referrer=emailarticle

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Wow. I was wondering how she could allow him to wander around the town/city if he is that incapacitated that he doesn't know how to respond when a policeman is asking him questions? I just don't see why he is allowed to wander and "take long walks" because now it seems like it was only a matter of time before something happened to him, black or white. That seems odd to me. Then again, what is out there for these older kids? Nothing.

Roxanna

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

( ) Asperger teen arrested for looking suspicious outside the local library

I just got this from the local group, but a scary read on so many levels. Here's the link for the article in the Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/10/AR2010071002633.html?referrer=emailarticle

[Guest guest]

My son gets restless at times and as an older teen, he's too big to run in

circles in the living room or jump on the couch like he did when he was small.

He's also too big for me to physically restrain. So if he gets the urge to walk

off some energy, there's no way I can stop him. If he doesn't walk or exercise,

he is more likely to lose his temper and explode. And he needs all the exercise

he can get. I just tell him to let me know when he leaves the house & to take

his cell phone. He does carry a wallet card he can show to a police officer. I

want him to get out of the house and to be more independent.

Also have to add that in our neighborhood is an home for a group of older men

who are developmentally disabled. One goes to a day camp every day, but the

others like to take long walks and to chat with the people they meet. They may

not realize it, but they have a lot of people looking out for their well being.

A lot of people take walks where I live. There's a regular group of seniors that

I see early in the morning. So going for a walk doesn't seem odd to me. What

seems odd is thinking that our kids need to be restrained or hidden away just

because they have AS.