Handcuffed
September 24, 2008 by Kristina Chew, PhD
Filed under Health
Yes, another autistic child gets handcuffed and, as reported by WSMV (Nashville) today, put into the back seat of a police car. 10-year-old Heath Burk had “acted up at school”:
Felicia Burk adopted Heath and his sister Scarlett two years ago. Both of them have autism. She said Heath can get out of control, but he isn’t supposed to be restrained, as that only makes him act worse. Tuesday when he acted up, the Murfreesboro City school called the police.
“I didn’t like it,” said Heath of the hand-cuffing.
“The special-ed supervisor told me he was in a police car because I had …read more




