In a neighborhood known for crime, a woman looked out of her window, and noticed a shirtless child looking back at her from the window of the abandoned home next door. She wondered about it, because he was so young, and it was so cold to be wearing no shirt. But she never saw…
Category: Child Neglect
In a very recent article, we shared with you a situation in which two young moms are facing child abuse charges for leaving their children alone at home while they went shopping. What makes this case somewhat singular is the fact that Michigan doesn’t actually have any laws in place for when a parent…
Autism is highly misunderstood. There are so many myths that we could be here all day talking about them. The misconceptions about autistic people not being able to have empathy, or that they are violent, or intellectually disabled are so widespread that many people have no idea what this disorder actually entails. But…
The parents of autistic children face a wide variety of challenges every day. Depending on where their child falls on the autism scale, they may deal with communication problems, inappropriate social interactions, learning disabilities, and compulsive behaviors. But one of the most frightening is wandering. Research reveals that almost half of the autistic children…
Late in 2012, a new study was released that dealt with the issue of autism and wandering. The results confirmed that almost half of the children on the autism spectrum are known for wandering, and that it is both stressful and frightening for parents. These children, the study says, are known for wandering or…