According to the link a few posts up, “An Albany Herald newspaper was also found near the body.” I’m assuming that’s where the connection came from. ETA: I guess you mean why the paper would be there in the first place?
I may have misread that.
I think that could be a good possibility.
From my perspective, Jeanine Camille Barnwell could be a very good match since if she was kidnapped she could easily have made it to Georgia.
@Mysteries1974 So I think you should send Jeanine.
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Perhaps, but she was also wearing pyjamas. A lot of kids aren't dry at night until after they begin school, and she's estimated to be three. It can take longer for autistic kids to be potty trained or dry at night, I've seen that in my own extended family, but a lot of neurotypical kids take a while to get the knack of continence too, especially when they sleep. If she was estimated to be an eight or nine year old, I think I'd be right there with you, but I've known a few three year olds resistant to potty training, and only one of them was autistic. My opinion only.
That makes complete sense! I didn't even really consider that it could just be a developmentally appropriate thing to have trouble with continence at 3. I work with kids with disabilities and for some reason that was the first thing to pop into my head when I was reading this.
I'm from a family of autistic and otherwise neurodivergent people, but I also took certification training that qualified me to work in preschools, though I didn't end up doing that. Some babies are dry at night before they're talking, some, like my nephew was, are still wearing pullups to bed at eight. (His dad, my brother, also had trouble with dryness at night until second grade.) It's a bit of a mix of genetics, stresses, social pressures, and biology, with randomness thrown in for individuality. The challenge in the last few years was my (then) four year old niece was VERY resistant to toileting. Nope, no potty, only nappies. We think it was less about her autism and more about losing the 'baby' status when her little brother arrived. Make of that what you will. I think she's past it now.
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