Autism and drowning link revealed: report

By Gemma Najem
Updated February 24 2019 - 5:06am, first published 5:00am
Children with autism are being pushed out of mainstream swimming classes like the one above.
Children with autism are being pushed out of mainstream swimming classes like the one above.

Drowning is the leading cause of death among children with autism, but there remains a huge gap in resources and advice being offered by clinical experts to parents, a report has revealed.

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