Autism & Safety Facts

General Information

Drowning is among the leading causes of death of individuals with autism.Danish researchers found that the mortality risk among the autism population is twice as high as the general population.A California research team found elevated deaths in autism and attributed it to several causes, including seizures and accidents such as suffocation and drowning.

Bullying Prevention

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65% of parents reported that their children with Asperger’s syndrome had been victimized by peers in some way within the past year,47% reported that their children had been hit by peers or siblings,50% reported them to be scared by their peers,9% were attacked by a gang and hurt in the private parts & 12% indicated their child had never been invited to a birthday party

Wandering/Elopement

Always Guide & Assist

Roughly half, or 48%, of children with an ASD attempt to elope from a safe environment, a rate nearly four times higher than their unaffected siblings,In 2009, 2010, and 2011, accidental drowning accounted for 91% total U.S. deaths reported in children with an ASD ages 14 and younger subsequent to wandering/elopement.