San Antonio, TX — When your only tool is a hammer, everything starts to look like nails—even 7-year-old boys with autism. A disturbing video was taken this week showing just how true this statement is as a tiny child was dragged from school in handcuffs by two police officers.
The terrifying incident unfolded Monday at Hirsch Elementary School in San Antonio. The boy’s mother, Maria Herrera Arias said there was absolutely no reason to treat her son in such a brutal manner.
“They’re treating him like a criminal, and he’s not,” Arias said. “This is a 7-year-old kid.”
Arias explained to NEWS 4 that her son has been diagnosed with autism and a mood disorder since age 5.
“Maybe something that’s not a big deal to everyone else, is a big deal to him,” Arias said. “He doesn’t understand how to calm himself down from that.”
It is well known that children with autism do not like being grabbed or touched, as even a slight touch can cause great anxiety, discomfort, and even physical pain due to their disability. Clearly, these officers and the school did not understand this at all.
According to Arias, her son had an outburst in class on Monday over a disagreement about a computer program. Because her son suffers from a mood disorder as well as autism, the situation escalated.
As NEWS 4 reports, the mother said San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) tried calling her and the boy’s father, but misdialed. The cellphone video was taken by the boy’s dad moment later, after he eventually received the message and went to the school. In the video, you can see school district police alongside the young boy in handcuffs, crying........https://thefreethoughtproject.com/boy-with-autism-dragged-from-school-handcuffs/
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