SchaferAutismReport: Boy Dies After Teacher Wraps Him In Blanket

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Thursday, June 19, 2008 Reader Supported Vol. 12 No. 89p

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EDUCATIONBoy Dies After Teacher Wraps Him In BlanketMissing Autism Class Photo 'Not Intentional'

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PEOPLENine Years For Woman’s DeathSearch Continues For Missing Minn. Autistic Man

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RESEARCHBaby Brains: Wash. U. Is At The Forefront of New Research To Find The Cause Of AutismNew Scanning Technology Offers Better Picture of Critical Brain Functions

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TREATMENTJoint Attention in Autism

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EDUCATIONBoy Dies After Teacher Wraps Him In BlanketBy Brett Bundale, The Gazette tinyurl.com/6r4vjl A coroner's report released today revealed suffocation as the probable cause of the death of a nine-year-old autistic boy. The boy's parents described the reports findings as a "shock" because the school told them he had passed away "naturally and calmly." The boy, Poirier, attended a specialized school in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, in the Montérégie region of Quebec. On April 17, began to disturb his class with loud sounds. After being told repeatedly to calm down by a teacher, he was rolled in a weighted blanket. With his arms by his side, he was left on his stomach for over 20 minutes with only his toes exposed. When the teacher went to check on him, he was "listless and blue in the face," the Coroner's report said. The teacher called 911 but the boy was already in a deep coma and passed away the next day in the Sainte-e hospital. "He was a very gentle boy. Sometimes he was loud, but he was never aggressive or violent," Gilles Poirier, the boy's father, said today. The parents' lawyer, Jean-Pierre Ménard, said vulnerable children like need better protection. "We're asking Minister Courchesne to implement a legal framework to regulate how these children are handled," Ménard said. Weighted blankets are custom-made blankets filled with a specific material that gives the blanket added weight. They are considered an effective tool for helping calm down high-energy children, especially autistic children who respond well to sensory therapy. "They have a therapeutic use and can be relaxing," said Kathleen Provost, executive director of the Autism Society of Canada. But occupational therapists have developed a set of rules and protocols that must be followed when using a weighted blanket, Provost said.

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