Comments on: Just an Amazing Story

By: Autism Vox 2008 in Review: August-December

Autism Vox 2008 in Review: August-December — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:08:19 +0000

[...] in September: A 13-year-old autistic boy treaded water for 15 hours off the coast of Volusia County in Florida, until he was found the next [...]

By: Ed

Ed — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:38:12 +0000

Why was Christopher alone in the water when he has a history of elopment? Why was he allowed to be swimming at dusk while his father watched three other young children under his supervision climbing on the rocks of the jetty? Why was he allowed to swim in an inlet after heavy rains had caused the river feeding the inlet to rise significantly, causing severe currents in the inlet? Why has Chris’s father had a history of losing him which has on many occasions involved the police? These are questions a responsible parent should consider.

By: 5-year-old autistic girl found in pond

5-year-old autistic girl found in pond — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:21:16 +0000

[...] couple of days ago, AutismParents.net asked if the water rescue of a 13-year-old autistic boy and his father “downplayed the risk of autistic children drowning. Learning to swim is more [...]

By: Of Water, Comfort, and Danger

Of Water, Comfort, and Danger — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:01:25 +0000

[...] haven’t been able to get Christopher Marino and his father, Walter Marino, off my mind; I keep thinking of what was it like to be in the water, treading the water, for hour [...]

By: sharon

sharon — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:15:45 +0000

Wonderful story!

We aren’t ones for the ocean so much but prefer pools. But Andy would probably be just as happy to tread water for hours.

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:20:13 +0000

“Jim’s been trying to determine how many hours he could tread water”

As soon as I read that I immediately flashed back to the old Bill Cosby routine about Noah Now it will be going through my head all day!

I cried when I read this article earlier- not only because it was such a happy ending, but because it was so nice to see an article that actually pointed out that autism is not always necessarily a horrendous thing. 2 of my kids are certainly more comfortable in the water than out of it, so it made sense to me.

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:53:18 +0000

Jim’s been trying to determine how many hours he could tread water……..

By: Storkdok

Storkdok — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:18:12 +0000

I instantly thought of Charlie when I saw story on the Today show this morning.

I got all choked up when the father was describing how he thought and felt when he was rescued and on the boat, how he couldn’t be upstairs and see his child’s dead body floating, because he thought there was no way his son could have survived the night. Then when they told him to go up on deck and he could hardly force himself to and needed help, right before they told him his son was alive…I’m still tearing up over that part.

Here’s to all those strong swimmers out there!

To infinity, and beyond!

By: Leila

Leila — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:05:39 +0000

What an amazing father and son. I don’t think I could have survived 12 hours in the ocean. Those guys are HEROES. By far the best story I’ve seen in a long time.

By: Bonnie Sayers

Bonnie Sayers — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:21:04 +0000

When I walked into the laundromat this morning Matt Lauer on Today show had just introduced them, sound was not too loud, but I got to see the family, it was a long segment too. I noticed that Christopher at times had his head down and hands in ears, etc.

So happy for the family. Will check out CNN article now.