Thread by @kevinvdahlgren

We found twin autistic children in a homeless camp surrounded by active drug users, trash and uncapped used hypodermic needles on the ground. @tarafaul503 and I stumbled upon the first child eating bark off a tree. He told me it was harmless, but also that he was

hungry. I immediately went and got them pizza which maybe isn’t much healthier than charcoal but at least it’s food. We met their aunt that was very sweet and is working on getting Social Security due to partial blindness and

partial hearing loss. Their transgender stepmom was completely passed out for about an hour, who then finally woke up and accidentally exposed his fake breasts which made one of the boys turn away in embarrassment. With chaos everywhere, we were very concerned with the

well-being of these children in that type of environment. Tara spent some time with one of them and showed him how to use her camera. She let him take several photos.

We are not necessarily saying these kids were at high risk, but it is always unsettling to find children in these type of environments. We find children on the streets all the time and sadly there just isn’t enough services for them or their parents.