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Junior Saavedra missing: 18-year-old with autism has been missing since Friday after walking out of Reseda school, mom says

Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles

The family of a missing teen with autism, Junior Saavedra, is begging for help and answers after he walked out of his school in Reseda.

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  1. KTLA Los Angeles

    Autistic teen missing for days in San Fernando Valley; mother asks for help (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    An autistic teenager has been missing for days after he walked away from a special-needs school in the San Fernando Valley on Oct. 16, his mother told KTLA. The missing teen, 18-year-old Junior Perez Saavedra, was last seen at the Diane S.

  2. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Junior Saavedra missing: 18-year-old with autism has been missing since Friday after walking out of Reseda school, mom says (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    The family of a missing teen with autism, Junior Saavedra, is begging for help and answers after he walked out of his school in Reseda.

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