Found Deceased OH - Joshua Al-Lateef Jr, 6, Autistic, Non-Verbal, may not respond, last seen 5:30pm near home on Wyndtree Dr, West Chester, 20 Nov 2024

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UPDATE 9 pm. : Search continues for 7 year old Joshua Altheef Jr. as we learn more about him. He is non-verbal and may not come when his name is called. <modsnip: copyright> If found please call 513-777-2231
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Coroner: Boy found dead in West Chester died from drowning

Police said the boy, who is around 4-foot and 44 pounds, was last seen at around 5:30 p.m. near his home on Wyndtree Drive.

www.wcpo.com

Police said Joshua Altheef Jr. was last seen near his home on Wyndtree Drive. He had been dropped off earlier in the day by his bus driver and had been with his adult sister. He was then reported missing to police at around 5:30 p.m.
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Joshua Altheef: 7-year-old autistic boy missing in West Chester Twp., Ohio

UPDATE: Joshua was found dead in the pond near his home on Thursday night, according to police. Authorities in West Chester Township, Ohio are searching for 7-year-old Joshua Altheef Jr., who was reported missing near his home on Wyndtree Drive, local officials say. Authorities are urging anyone...

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Joshua was last seen at around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday after he was dropped off by his school bus driver near his home on Wyndtree Drive. His parents left him in the care of an adult sibling, according to local journalist Paige A. Barnes, and he went missing a short time later.

'Let's bring Josh home': Volunteers endure inclement weather in search for missing boy

Joshua Al-Lateef has been missing since 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. He has autism and is nonverbal and may not respond when his name is called, police said.

www.cincinnati.com

Crews paused the search for Joshua at 3 a.m., according to officials. People who wish to assist in the search Thursday were asked to assemble at Mulhauser Barn in Beckett Park by 8 a.m.

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Update: Police continue search for missing 7-year-old boy with autism

The police department says that Joshua Altheef was last seen around 5:30 p.m. near his home on Wyndtree Drive. He is known to like water and parks.

www.cincinnati.com

Update, 10 p.m.: West Chester Township police continue the search for a missing 7-year-old boy with autism.

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Police advise that Altheef may be shedding clothes because he likes water and may have gotten wet.
They advise that Altheef is non-verbal and may run away if approached.

 

[tlcya]

oh no, loves water and missing. This is the area he went missing from

Wyndtree Dr · West Chester Township, OH 45069

 

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[ErinC]

Ohh nooo, look at all that water I just hope we're all wrong.

 

[Deleted member 296739]

Oh all that water is not good at all!

 

[tlcya]

it is 31 degrees in Chester OH right now. And little man has been out all night.

 

[PommyMommy]

NOV 21, 2024

Coroner rules 6-year-old West Chester boy died of accidental drowning

The body of a missing 6-year-old West Chester boy with autism was recovered Thursday night after more than 24 hours of searching.

www.wlwt.com

Over 50 volunteers from the community and another 50 or so first responders met at Mulhauser Barn Thursday morning to re-start their search for Altheef.

• LE is asking for camera footage from 4:30 p.m. Wed, to see if he can be seen walking.
• They have received numerous videos, but none confirm Altheef's presence.
• Drones were up Wed night and air resources will continue to be available Thurs.
• Divers are on standby, but no one has gone into the water yet.
• Groups will search until 1 p.m. Thurs afternoon.

 

[LauraAnne]

It's hard to get my head around how many times this has happened recently. Is this just a blip, or is this a harbinger of things to continue on this path - where SO MANY similar aged nonverbal young boys with autism wander away from safety? Prayers this little one is miraculously found safe.

Are we seeing an incredible rise in nonverbal boys, or is this a huge rise in that population wandering away?

 

[ErinC]

it is 31 degrees in Chester OH right now. And little man has been out all night.

I was just about to comment this- we're a couple hours east of there and it is 36 here with a HIGH of 39 for today. That's just... not good. Hoping against hope he appears with some nice elderly lady who found him and took him in or some such.

 

[MyJoey]

Man seems everyday another autistic child goes missing! Another one named Josh .

 

[Tealgrove]

Divers are on standby?

Those ponds are the first places they should have looked.

I find it interesting that these children seem to go missing close to sundown or just after. Do autistic children suffer from a form of sundowner syndrome?

MOO

 

[ErinC]

Are we seeing an incredible rise in nonverbal boys, or is this a huge rise in that population wandering away?

So I work with children and adults with disabilities, though my current clients are older than this little fellow. We're always going to see more boys with the diagnosis bc the dx is harder to get for girls. (Don't get me started...) This apparent increase in the number of elopements is what's got me concerned. If I were to lose a client it would be a HUGE MEGA GIANT deal. Now, if the investigation were to clear me, I wouldn't necessarily be found liable in any way, but best believe an investigation there would be. If these kids are receiving services at all through their area's ARC/department of IDD/whatever, any elopement would be a ton of attention and paperwork. Anyone who works/lives with these kids knows this. So I don't understand HOW these elopements are all of a sudden happening like crazy. I can understand maybe one kid getting past their caregivers, but this many? Something is strange. IMO MOO ABC XYZ etc. ETA wanted to address Tealgrove's question about autistic folks and sundowner syndrome. I haven't seen such a case myself but I wouldn't say it's impossible. I'd sooner think that sundown is when family life gets super busy- caring for other kids, fixing dinner, etc- and they take advantage of the caregivers being occupied to escape.

 

[tlcya]

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Praying the get the volunteers they need- I’m glad to see them asking!

 

[Marfe]

Oh no..
All that water terrifies me, and out all night in those temperatures.. :-( Really hoping for the best outcome here.