Nonverbal 10-year-old with autism found safe

ATLANTA — UPDATE: The missing 10-year-old has been found safe, according to Atlanta police.

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Atlanta police are asking for your help to find a missing 10-year-old girl. Police listed the girl as a critical missing juvenile.

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Police say she is nonverbal and autistic.

She was last seen by her mother at their home on Bent Creek Way SW around 7:00 p.m.

According to the police report, her mother called her daughter’s name and looked for her throughout the residence and she was not found.

Police said the 10-year-old does not have a phone, no social media and according to the mother, left the residence with no shoes on.

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