The National Autism Association is a leader in helping families and communities prevent autism emergencies, particularly when it comes to the prevalent and often-lethal phenomenon of elopement. NAA President Wendy Fournier and Co-founder Lori McIlwain join NCSA's Jill Escher discussing NAA's efforts to address this national crisis, sharing their research efforts and shocking statistics, and offering advice for families. They also discuss the cruel trend of parent-blaming. Roughly half, or 48%, of children with an ASD attempt to elope from a safe environment. The vast majority of elopement-related deaths are by drowning.
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<a href="https://nationalautismassociation.org/" target="_blank">https://nationalautismassociation.org</a>

Episode 17 - The Power Duo Teaching Kids with Autism to Swim

Autism Confidential shines a light on the hottest issues in the world of autism, including topics often shunned by conventional media. Who cares for autistic adults after their parents die? How can we fix our broken care system? What interventions help, or hurt? Join hosts Jill Escher, Amy Lutz and others from the National Council on Severe Autism as they take on the hardest questions of autism with leading thinkers and doers.