Found Deceased IN - Shalom Lawson, 8, Brownsburg, 7 July 2017

[AzPistonsGirl]

love all around. Sleep well indeed, little man.

 

[MzOpinion8d]

Is there anyway to get LE and such to search throughout the night for children? I'm not blaming LE AT all!! But really having an autistic little boy so close to water we all knew what the horrific outcome would probably be.
I know there is no light but can something not change with this? What if we are losing babies by a few hours or few minutes?

Prayers to Shalom's loved ones embracing them with peace and love. Fly free Shalom. Beautiful baby boy! Xo


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In this case at least, I don't think LE stopped searching. What happened is they "called off the search" meaning they wanted volunteers out of the way and they asked the neighborhood residents to stay indoors, because they brought out the heat seeking helicopter so the less people out, the better. There were definitely still people searching all night. To no avail, unfortunately.

I know that there is an exceptionally high risk of drowning for children who have autism. I have not taken the time to search this issue myself so I'm taking the lazy way and asking if anyone here is aware of any research that explains what the allure of the water is for these children?

I have a son who is considered to be on the spectrum but is very high functioning. He's verbal and able to care for himself, although he has some learning disabilities. I'm so grateful he stayed safe throughout his childhood. I did the best I could to protect him, but there were still times he could have easily gotten away from me. (He's 19 now.)

 

[Vail]

Autistic children thrive on sensory experiences. Water offers several attractions - it feels good, allows them to move easily or without hindrance, is mysterious and can support a wide range of fantasies (a friend of mine with an autistic brother has an anecdote about how he walked right into the sea on one outing thinking he could find spongebob down there.) I have also read that the pressure or "hugginess"is soothing to them, almost like they seek out recreating the womb. There is an excellent post on Reddit in the Autism forum with answers from autistic individuals that answer this question - you can find it by searching reddit for "Why are autistic individuals so often attracted to water?"

Here is a snippet:

Water feels amazing. Both feeling warm water running over you in the shower and swimming (which, when you think about the relative density of water compared to that of people is kind of like having a form fitting weighted blanket surrounding you, so it's not so surprising that that sensation would be quite enjoyable). Plus you float and you don't really get to do that other times.
It's relaxing and entrancing to watch. The patterns of ripples, the way drops rolling along the same surface take different jerky and seemingly random paths from one another, the way waterfalls' err....tresses? I don't really know any word for the part I'm thinking of...the different bumps/ropes of water making up the flow...they dance in different directions as the waterfall burbles it's way out of the top part.
The sounds are often gentle and calming...gently lapping at the shore, burbling as it flows over rocks...very soothing.

 

[bevyofbagels]

That makes a lot of sense Vail. For me the world is not so harsh that I can't function, but things do cost more energy for me than most. Water tunes out all the noise, especially if it's in a beautiful place, like a clear creek with lots of tree cover. It's a lure I well understand

 

[MzOpinion8d]

Autistic children thrive on sensory experiences. Water offers several attractions - it feels good, allows them to move easily or without hindrance, is mysterious and can support a wide range of fantasies (a friend of mine with an autistic brother has an anecdote about how he walked right into the sea on one outing thinking he could find spongebob down there.) I have also read that the pressure or "hugginess"is soothing to them, almost like they seek out recreating the womb. There is an excellent post on Reddit in the Autism forum with answers from autistic individuals that answer this question - you can find it by searching reddit for "Why are autistic individuals so often attracted to water?"

Here is a snippet:

Thank you for this!