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New CDC medical code expected to help prevent autism wandering, raise awareness

  • CDC wandering code
  • July 22, 2011
A medical diagnosis code for wandering was announced by the Centers for Disease Control Tuesday, a move intended to prevent wandering among people...
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Interview with advocate Sheila Medlam on her son Mason and autism wandering

On July 27, 2010, 5-year old Mason Medlam, a non-verbal boy with autism, wandered from his home in Colwich, Kansas and drowned in a pond despite...
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Preventing autism wandering deaths: Mason Alert, tracking, medical code proposed

Children with autism are often prone to wandering, fascinated by water, and unaware of danger. Many of these children are also impulsive and...
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15 articles from 2010 every parent of a child with autism should read

One of the major educational and therapeutic trends in autism in 2010 was an increase in meaningful, developmental autism therapies that...
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Mason Alert to be combined with Take Me Home program to prevent autism wandering

Children with autism can be prone to wandering, fascinated by water or other hazards, and unaware of danger. Many of these children are also...
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Mason Alert would help prevent wandering, drowning deaths of kids with autism

Wandering and drowning are leading causes of death for children with autism, who often have limited communication abilities, impulsive behaviors,...
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