I read an article where the mom said her son STILL trusts these girls. He thought the 15 year old was his girlfriend and spent a lot of money on her. She said they hung out in their house on snow days, and she had no idea what was going on.
When her son came home soaked in the water, he said he fell in the pond, but didn't mention that he was being forced to walk on it.
The mom had no idea. And that's so sad. She had no clue anything was wrong, because autistic people are impossible to figure out. They can have the worst thing happening to them, with a smile on their face.

She said he has no idea to what extent he was abused, he says his friends were just messing around. It breaks my fucking heart.
I only know two autistic people. One is only 6 and might be misdiagnosed, only time will tell. He is my little third cousin - more like a nephew - and he really shows some signs of autism.
The other one is a door greeter at my Wal-Mart. He's been there for at least a decade (probably much longer). He's always SO happy to see you, no matter who you are, and if you ask him for something he will do it. Usually, this is just getting new sanitized wipes for the carts. I've seen people ask him to do embarrassing things though, and they laugh and snicker at him. He just thinks he made them laugh and laughs are a happy thing so he is happy.
Autistic people just blindly trust everyone. And it's sad to see people who betray that trust, not realizing how valuable it is, even if it is just from the door greeter at wal-mart. (By the way, my mom totally manages that Wal-Mart now, and I'm willing to bet he makes more than many many people on this forum... years of 100% performance reviews and the raise that goes along with it did him GOOD... I mean, he makes more than my
MOM and she's the co-manager!!!!! Nevermind, I guess he makes more than her assistant managers. I just happen to have her on the phone right now lol)