Whoa whoa whoa... do you have a link to MSM that says "the CDC worker" fell in the water, hit his head and drowned?
Did Jake go to the ice cream spot unattended, by himself?
have you seen any pictures of Jake without his glasses on?
Are you saying only younger people suffer family violence? Do you have a link to statistics? Because that's not simply not true. I can prove it by pointing to at least 1,000 cases here on WS alone.
ETA: Jake's family reported he functions at a 9-year old level. Is that an age whereby 9-year old children can "function" unattended by parents? At night? outside? in the dark?
If I am not mistaken, Timothy Cunningham ("the CDC worker") may well have had suicidal ideation. It's far from conclusive that his case was an accident.
His parents apparently thought he could function on his own since they allowed him to go out alone, at night to an ice cream parlor.
OK. That's news to me. Last I read, which was after he was found, was that he drowned after hitting his head.
Walking three blocks to a creek at 9:00 sounds like a bad story someone made up.
Bringing this post forwardFamily desperate to find missing autistic teen boy says he simply vanished
http://www.crimeonline.com/2018/04/...ng-autistic-teen-boy-says-he-simply-vanished/
Authorities are searching for an autistic Iowa teen who disappeared from on Saturday and hasnt been seen since.
Its like he just vanished, Megan Neiswonger, mother of missing teen Jake Wilson told The Courier.We searched everywhere.
Jake, 16, went to Tootsies ice cream shop in La Porte City on Saturday evening. He returned homed and asked if he could go to the nearby Wolf Creek. He told his family he would return shortly but after failing to come home, his family became worried and contacted the police. Neiswongers husband searched the creek while on a kayak while other family members searched surrounding areas but found no signs of the teen.
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I don't deny that but also having been around my share of teenagers it's not exactly out of the realm of possibility that it really happened. Heck my 16yo nephew just recently went to a woods party a couple of weeks ago (woods party = bonfire in the woods with a bunch of his friends/classmates).
This is just a general post, not directed at anyone. That "has the mental age of an x year old" thing is more complicated than that imo/ime. My son is autistic with moderate cognitive delay. He is intellectually like a 2 or 3yo, but his social/cultural interests are age appropriate and have developed fairly age appropriately. He doesn't want to hang out with 2 year olds or play 2 year olds' games/toys.
There is a school nearby me that specialises in teens with autism with mild intellectual disability, and many of them are quite independent and function quite well in the community on their own, you see them walking around alone a lot. There's a saying - "if you know one person with autism, you know one person with autism". It's really hard to generalise. While yes, it's all too frequent for missing kids with autism to be drawn to water where they then drown. But plenty of autistic kids have no interest in water whatsoever, or are strong swimmers, or have other interests, etc. They're as diverse in their interests as anyone else. Some are withdrawn and quiet, some are social butterflies who love people (they just find it hard to communicate with them).
For a 16 year old with mild cognitive delay, I'd be more worried about him wanting to socialise with other teens/young adults and unfortunately meeting with people that take advantage of his delays and problems with social communication. Of course with Joe Clyde's murder being in everyone's minds, I can't discount something closer to home either (not pointing fingers at anyone in particular). But that weather looks pretty dire too, it would be hard for anyone to cope with that - I question how in that weather he was allowed to go out alone, delays/autism regardless.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...ke-wilson-laporte-city-town-search/503231002/
Drew Collins stopped by the fire station to be of support to Jakes mom.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...ke-wilson-laporte-city-town-search/503231002/
Drew Collins stopped by the fire station to be of support to Jakes mom.
FTA: "Jake was taking stabilizer medication, but it likely has left his system and he might hide from those searching for him, Brecher said."
I didn't realize that children with autism can use a "stabilizer" medicine. I'll have to read up on that.
FTA: "Jake was taking stabilizer medication, but it likely has left his system and he might hide from those searching for him, Brecher said."
I didn't realize that children with autism can use a "stabilizer" medicine. I'll have to read up on that.