Child with autism escalates and injures self indoors, Mesa AZ
Police responded to a residence near East Hampton Avenue where a 9-year-old girl with autism was highly agitated. She was trying to hurt herself and others and required medical attention.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Superstition Patrol District
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Transcript:
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Can we have near East Hampton Avenue, near East Hampton, number 2101.
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Reporting person's 9-year-old granddaughter highly escalated, so she's trying to restrain her and she's having a hard time.
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She's attempting to hurt herself.
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I don't know if it means in a 9-18 Sam fashion, said no medics, I'm sorry, no weapons, but they are needing medics.
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She was hitting herself and others really hard.
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She's going to be on the spectrum.
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I'm going to make a report for talking around.
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Can you check history?
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I think we were here maybe a month ago,
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reference the granddaughter having autism.
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Near E Hampton Ave, Mesa, AZ 85209
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