Father of teen with autism empathizes with parents of rescued boy
The Autism News | English
PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) — At first glance, Ebi Mehrabiani may seem like any other teenager being dropped off at home after school.
But Mehrabiani is no ordinary teen. He’s an 18 year old with severe autism.
Hussein Mehrabiani says his son is what some experts call a runner. He likes to run away from home.
“We put four door locks and deadbolts at the entrance door. We have gates with locks. We have a high fence for the swimming pool. We try to avoid it, but it’s very challenging, too,” the father said. “His escapes are very innocent. He goes maybe to steal a candy or he doesn’t like my swimming pool. He might go to the neighbor’s swimming pool.”
Mehrabiani says being a parent to a child with autism brings challenges no one would ever imagine. Keeping children from endangering themselves is top priority.
Mehrabiani says that’s why he empathizes with the parents of Joshua Robb, the 8-year-old boy with severe autism who had to be rescued after running away from school.
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