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Free locks given to families with autistic kids in Fort Bend County

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Published  September 28, 2024 5:13pm CDT
Fort Bend County
FOX 26 Houston

Houston-native to hand-out free electronic locks

FOX 26 Business Reporter Tom Zizka has more on what one Houston-native is doing to help families who have autistic children.

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas - An event was held in Fort Bend County provided families with autistic children to receive some sense of security for their kids.

Sheletta Brundidge, an advocate for increasing awareness of autism, held a Spread Love With Locks campaign at the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office where families could pick up a free interior combination door lock.

SUGGESTED: Houston-native to hand-out free electronic locks to families of autistic children

In the Houston area, a 5-year-old autistic child died in Cypress, the third case in recent months. 

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Brundidge grew up in Houston's Fifth Ward, and moved to Minnesota with her three autistic children, but came back for the weekend to provide free locks to families so they could help keep their kids safe.

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"Kids with autism are always last," Brundidge says. "At my events, kids with autism are first."