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    Author Archives: Todd Sturgell

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    Introducing

    March 9, 2012 by Todd Sturgell Posted in NewHeader

    We applaud the introduction of Kevin & Avonte’s Law to combat wandering deaths.

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    Passage

    August 9, 2009 by Todd Sturgell Posted in PassageHeader

    We applaud the Senate’s passage of Kevin & Avonte’s Law to combat wandering deaths!

    WHO WE ARE

    The Autism Safety Coalition is a group of national organizations working together to advocate for national policies that will increase the public safety of people with autism and other developmental disabilities.

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    AUTISM & WANDERING

    - 49% of children with autism engage in wandering behaviors
    - 35% attempt to wander at least once per week
    - More than one third of children with autism who wander are never or rarely able to communicate their name, address, or phone number
    - 29% of wandering happens from a classroom or school
    - 53% of those who exhibited elopement behavior, went missing long enough to cause concern
    - 42% of cases involving a child with autism 9 and younger end in death
    - Accidental drowning accounts for approximately 90% of lethal outcomes

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