Kids with autism are at increased risk of wandering off and many tend to gravitate toward water, leading to dangerous situations and sometimes tragic outcomes.
Mohamed Fofana, a 4-year-old boy with autism, drowned this week after being reported missing on Castle Island. Experts talk about why bodies of water are particularly dangerous to children with autism.
Charles County Sheriff's Office found a body in a quarry in the search for Maryland child Maddelynn Wallace, an autistic and non-verbal girl who went missing from her Waldorf home.