That was so sad and unfortunately it happens in real life . Parents/ grandparents care for someone with special needs there comes a time when they can't and that young person has no understanding of what happened. I worked with children/ young adults with special needs it is heartbreaking.

this is honestly one of the saddest episodes ever.

This is the the first episode that's ever made me cry 😢 could literally feel the grandma's pain & Alexander's despair ..

this episode is so sad i dont think i could be in that position to be honest

I understand that she may have tried group homes or other places to help get care for her grandson, but that still doesn't excuse her actions. There's something to be said for easing someone into a change in routine. From my understanding (and please correct me if I'm wrong): individuals on the spectrum feel more secure in situations when they have a very specific and structured daily routine. From the way it was framed, I kind of doubt that the grandmother tried to ease her grandson into a change of routine and I think easing him into a new routine with a guardian would be good. Doing things like having the guardian visit while the grandmother is still around in order to have him get familiar with the guardian would probably go a long way. The visits could start off short and then increase in length over time, but it would allow the grandson to get accustomed to having a new person around aside from his grandmother.

She should have been arrested for attempted murder regardless of her circumstance. I'm saying this as both a social worker and a disabled person. Caregiver burnout is very real, but it does not justify these actions.

It's hard enough to lose the only Family you have left, Let's even harder if you have artism or related abilities.

This is so sad how the grandma feels 😢

I really wish she had reached out to an autism support group and workers before this stage

as someone who has autism themself, i feel for Alexander regardless of him just being a character for a show, like some people would say.

it brought me to legit tears

Alexander should release it from his grandmother since his grandmother has cancer. He need to accept this.

My heart hurts so much. There is help out there in real life, it’s there if you keep looking.

The actor playing Alexander did an excellent job at portraying how Autism looks for some on the spectrum. I wonder if the actor is Autistic himself or has family on the spectrum.

I mean, she did technically commit a crime (attempted murder)…

Alexander's bravery is admirable!

This made me cry so much it so sad

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Wouldn't Grandma get arrested?

As some one who has a family member on the spectrum and has a possible chance on being on the spectrum, I definitely see that Alexander is somewhere on the spectrum. The blowout and what not is a big sign and having nervous breakdowns without his grandma. What sucks is the actor most likely doesn’t have autism.

But where is his parents?

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I'm sorry but when will you post Chicago PD clips? You posted one a few weeks ago, and since then it's only Fire and Med all the time! there is no balance in your posting! And also, plz if you do finally post PD, post smth new, from old, rare episodes we don't see often because all One Chicago channels have this tendency to post the same clips, from the same episodes over and over again! yet you have so many episodes, and so many great action scenes to choose from, especially from PD!

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