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1 more PSA, Drowning is the #1 cause of death for people with autism. It generally happens when the person is being supervised by someone not their parents.

If you are taking care of someone with autism around water, be super aware of that.

A child with autism is 160x more likely to die from drowning vs the general population [1]

[1] https://nationalautismassociation.org/resources/autism-safet...

It's one of the leading causes of death, not the #1.

There was a website where you were looking for drowning people in different situations. It was very informative and eye opening.

Spot The Drowning Child [0] if we're thinking of the same one — lifeguarding is a hard job!

[0] http://spotthedrowningchild.com/

Thank you! That's the one. I can't spot any of them and feel really bad

Key drowning indicators include: head low in water with mouth at water level, head tilted back, eyes glassy/empty/closed, vertical position without leg movement, hyperventilating/gasping, and attempting to swim but making no forward progress.