Childcare workers physically assault autistic child
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Women wanted for taunting child with autism on video at Winter Haven school
Police say they were called after a Snapchat video surfaced showing the women, identified as 26-year-old Kaderrica Smith of Haines City, and then-19-year-old Alexus Henderson of Dundee, yelling at and taunting an eight-year-old child at Our Children's Academy in Winter Haven.
The boy, who was diagnosed with autism, ADHD, ODD, and severe outbursts, was seen and heard in the video crying and hiding underneath a table while he was being taunted by Henderson and Smith.
Police say at one point, the child gets out from under the table and runs around the room when one of the workers grabs his arms and does a "leg sweep," causing him to fall flat on his back.
Police say the video shows one of the workers throwing shoes and a backpack at the child while he's under the table.
“When we interviewed them they defended what they had done as being the appropriate thing to deal with this child.”
Just last month, Smith and Henderson were certified to work with children with autism, according to police.
Meanwhile, Rae Ryan says she pulled her 8-year-old son from the same academy back in 2014.
“In January, I went into the school and witnessed them dragging a child by their arms and feet down the hallway, and that was the last day my son went there,” Ryan recalled.
Smith is facing charges of battery and child abuse. Henderson is being charged with child neglect. Anyone who knows where they could be is asked to call winter haven police.Heartland Crime Stoppers at 1-800-226-TIPS (8477). Callers can remain anonymous and be eligible for a reward.
Back in the day this was called beating sense into a kid, now it is a crime. A reminder that things have progressed.
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Professionally Identified and joined WP August 26, 2013
DSM 5: Autism Spectrum Disorder, DSM IV: Aspergers Moderate Severity
It is Autism Acceptance Month
“My autism is not a superpower. It also isn’t some kind of god-forsaken, endless fountain of suffering inflicted on my family. It’s just part of who I am as a person”. - Sara Luterman
Is this the same child in the news I heard a few weeks back who was pulled to the office by two people?
I think they went too far by making fun of him and throwing stuff at him. How is that even appropriate?
Reminds me of that one dad who would make a bunch of videos playing tricks on his son and filming him getting upset and then all the kids were removed from the home. I heard in the Youtube comments that kid had behavior but I still thought all that was uncalled for. No i don't think they were saying he had behavior because of the abuse but that he was being abused because he had behavior so that was how his father dealt with him.
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Son: Diagnosed w/anxiety and ADHD. Also academic delayed.
Daughter: NT, no diagnoses.
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