With busy roadways around some parks, local mothers are coming together to ensure the safety of their autistic children.
- 50% of children with autism tend to wander off due to some sensory overload or fixations.
- Fran’s goal is to create safety fences due to high traffic around certain parks in Bakersfield.
- Mothers are coming together all over Bakersfield to discuss the needs for children at the Spectrum at parks.
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Fran Medrano a mother 2 pushes says her 6-year old son Andrew on the swings at Jastro park a park they don’t usually go to. happens Medrano says,”There’s been instances where Andrew has run off and that’s happen twice.”
Because of that reason she works with Alongside Autism with other moms creating a petition to add fences to Bakersfield parks as she has safety concerns for her son, and others like him. Fran says Andrew tends to wander off due to sensory over load or fixations…