The NISD Family Engagement Program created Northside Threads to help families in the district in need of clothing support, but they are in need of donations.
SAN ANTONIO — Jeremiah Turner of Natalia, Texas, was known as a bright, adventurous boy.On March 10, Jeremiah disappeared from his grandmother's backyard. Minutes later, his family made a tragic discovery. "The people who live on the back of that property, they didn't have their pool locked," said Jeremiah's mother, Christie Lyons.
"When I've trained law enforcement, I tell them when a child with autism goes missing, your first place you want to check is any body of water," said Pamela Allen, CEO of"The leading cause of death for children with autism is drowning, and for some reason the water just calls to them," Allen explained."They can hear the water. They are hypersensitive. They have sensory issues, of course, but their hearing is just amazing.
Allen says once her son was able to communicate near the age of eight, he shared his reasons for being drawn to water.
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