Autism Coalition Releases Statement On Parker Wells' Disappearance: 'A Serious Gap In How Canada Responds When Autistic Children Go Missing'

Eleven-year-old Parker Wells, a non-verbal autistic boy, remains missing after walking out of his day home on July 16. Despite an extensive search involving hundreds of Calgary police officers and volunteers, he has not been found, leading authorities to refocus their strategy. Simultaneously, the Autism Coalition released a statement criticizing a serious gap in Canada's response to missing autistic children, emphasizing the need for better systemic handling of these specific crises during emergency searches.