[nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found After 5-MileBarefootWalk

Tue May 18 20:30:07 UTC 2010

The autistic kid can have a service dog at school IF IT IS TRAINED to help 
his disability.

However, I think dogs in schools can be challenging because of the imaturity 
of the other kids.  When kids are given service dogs, the parents go to the 
classes to learn about the dog as the kid does. The parents are the ones 
legally responsible for the dog's care and actions.  I guess this can work - 
CCI issues dogs to kids all the time and for many years.

I think it is different for blind kids and guide dogs. It is much more 
imperitive that a guide dog is not being destracted by everyone petting it 
because it has to watch out for obstacles - unlike a service dog for a 
sighted kid. Petting those won't always cause a dangerous situatin to arise.

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 7:46 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found After 
5-MileBarefootWalk

> Hey, a friend just asked me if this kid is legally allowed to have his
> dog at school with him. Anybody know? I'm thinking of Tracy's earlier
> comment about how these dogs are more for the parents then the child.
> Ideas?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 10:30 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found After 5-Mile
> BarefootWalk
>
> Sounds like the dog did its job, it touched him and he walked away.
> And as for guide dog or service dog, who really cares when you've got a
> lazy reporter working under a deadline?
> If it bleeds, it reads.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Ginger Kutsch
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 6:37 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: [nagdu] Missing Washington Co. Boy Found After 5-Mile Barefoot
> Walk
>
> Missing Washington Co. Boy Found After 5-Mile Barefoot Walk
> Autistic 10-Year-Old Reported Missing From Canton Township
> POSTED: 6:31 am EDT May 17, 2010
>
> CANTON, Pa. -- 
> A 10-year-old boy who suffers from severe autism has been found
> safe after he was reported missing from his Washington County
> home.
>
> Bradley Dallatore was reported missing shortly after 9 p.m.
> Sunday by his parents in Canton Township.
>
> Bob Dallatore, Bradley's father, said that because of his son's
> autism, Bradley doesn't always understand boundaries.
>
> "It's very common. They have no sense of danger. Don't understand
> what they're doing when they're doing it. It's very
> nerve-wracking to have him out there," Bob Dallatore said.
>
> Police said Bradley wandered away from his home and walked five
> miles, barefoot, along the railroad tracks near Washington Park,
> where he was spotted by a neighbor.
>
> A little less than two hours after he was reported missing, he
> was returned home. Despite a route littered with trash and broken
> glass, Bradley's mother, Linda Dallatore, said her son was not
> hurt.
>
> "It was wonderful to see him. Seeing the beautiful smile on his
> face. The minute he saw me he gets this big old grin. He says, 'I
> found you.' I said, 'Yes, you found me. But don't ever do that
> again,'" Linda Dallatore said.
>
> Channel 4 Action News first met Bradley in April 2008 when his
> mother asked for help because Bradley's Washington County school,
> Trinity West Elementary, wouldn't allow the child's guide dog on
> school grounds.
>
> The dog remains banned from the building and the Dallatores filed
> a lawsuit in response.
>
> Trained guide dogs can help calm children with autism, reduce
> emotional outbursts and increase their mobility and
> socialization.
>
> Bradley now attends Pressley Ridge School on Pittsburgh's North
> Side, where the dog is welcomed.
>
> The new school is an hour away from his home, but Bradley's
> parents said he is thriving there, thanks in part to the black
> lab that can gently nudge him out of an episode.
>
> "Once the dog starts touching him, he is able to refocus his
> attention to the dog and then he's able to walk away," Bob
> Dallatore said.
>
> The family is considering getting a second guide dog that
> specializes in tracking scents, in case Bradley wanders off
> again.
>
> For more information about service dogs, visit
> 4pawsforability.org.
>
> AutismLink operates the Autism Center of Pittsburgh, providing
> parent support and services in the North Hills, Moon Township and
> the South Hills. For information about how a grant might be able
> to help a needy family get an animal, call 412-364-1886.
>
> Source:
> http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/washington/23575737/detail.ht
> ml
>
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