AUSTIN (KXAN) — A few weeks ago, we had a discussion with the Zac Foundation about how to keep your children safe during the swimming season.
We are revisiting the subject, but talking more about children with autism and how to keep them safe so they can enjoy the water.
Rich Segal spoke with Eileen Lamb, a mother of three children, two of whom are autistic. She started the conversation by citing a very alarming statistic. Children with autism are 40 times more likely to die from accidental drownings. She also cited another concerning number: 22 children in Texas have died in drownings so far in 2025…