Kids With Disabilities And Their Families Struggle In Aftermath Of Wildfire Displacement

LOS ANGELES — Wyatt Ahders had a routine. Every week, the 18-year-old would step out his front door and walk to friends’ houses in the neighborhood. Along the way, he’d stop and exchange hellos with any neighbors he passed.

Then that routine was disrupted. The Ahders’ family home burned in the recent Palisades fire. Along with it, Ahders, who has autism, lost his familiar schedule that brought him a sense of security.

“Stability is the most important thing for someone like Wyatt, and this (ordeal) is the ultimate instability,” said Chase Ahders, Wyatt’s father. Read More