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canadianmysterygrl · 02-21-2004, 01:10 AM

What do you think happened to poor Gordon Page?
I think sadly that he was killed by a nutcase while he was hitchhiking or that he wandered off into the woods and died. He might have been victim of a hit and run also. Sad sad case.

UMfan77 · 02-21-2004, 09:46 AM

Unfortunately, all of your theories are possible. Gordon Page is/was autistic, so it's not like he could of lived on his own, he couldn't drive or get a job. He had once gotten a job as a cart boy but he got fired because he couldn't communicate with the customers. I honestly don't know if he will ever be found, dead or alive. Such a sad story.

PracTz · 02-21-2004, 04:01 PM

I guess Gordon could have wandered off on his own and died of exposure in a spot never found or he could have been abducted by someone seeing him wandering around who soon killed him or kept him captive and unable to communicate with the outside world. I'm sorry to say that I don't see that he had a happy outcome.

SitcomsAreTheWay · 02-21-2004, 04:08 PM

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Originally posted by canadianmysterygrl
What do you think happened to poor Gordon Page?
I think sadly that he was killed by a nutcase while he was hitchhiking or that he wandered off into the woods and died. He might have been victim of a hit and run also. Sad sad case.

Sad but I agree, they're possible.

Do you think he was angry with his parents for leaving him at that place?

canadianmysterygrl · 02-21-2004, 06:46 PM

I'm not sure Gordon would have had th ability to be angry per sey but I think he might have disliked the place and wanted to come home. I wonder if here was any form of abuse at this group home.....? Could it be he was hurt there or worse even killed there and it was covered up?

dynoguy88 · 02-21-2004, 08:10 PM

There's not a doubt in my mind that he was attempting to go home when he ran away from the hospital. The scary part is, I don't think his mind left him with much hope that he could survive on his own.

Unfortunately, I don't think he lived too long after he escaped. I also don't think he was abducted. It's just a very sad story.

canadianmysterygrl · 02-21-2004, 10:03 PM

It's so terrible. I could tell how much his family loved him.

SitcomsAreTheWay · 02-23-2004, 11:59 PM

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Originally posted by canadianmysterygrl
I'm not sure Gordon would have had th ability to be angry per sey but I think he might have disliked the place and wanted to come home. I wonder if here was any form of abuse at this group home.....? Could it be he was hurt there or worse even killed there and it was covered up?

I'm unsure but I just hope that someone had taken him in back then and is still taking care of him to this day.

connieallbright · 03-06-2004, 06:59 PM

i think because he is autistic that it is likely that he landed in a homeless shelter or another group home (perhaps he was unable to communicate his name or information).

unsolvedfan4life · 03-28-2004, 04:35 PM

yeah I have been watching this case alot this week. I really hope that he is somewhere safe and maybe one day he will be reunited with his family. What a great update it would make if he was found and returned to his family. I really hope, but it is been too long. This is one case that will haunt me forever. It is so sad.

SitcomsAreTheWay · 03-30-2004, 07:05 PM

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Originally posted by unsolvedfan4life
yeah I have been watching this case alot this week. I really hope that he is somewhere safe and maybe one day he will be reunited with his family. What a great update it would make if he was found and returned to his family. I really hope, but it is been too long. This is one case that will haunt me forever. It is so sad.

I know.

Bluejay · 07-01-2004, 03:25 AM

As an Asperger's autistic who has worked with severely impaired Kanner's (classic) autistics, I can tell you that autistic people are capable of the same emotions as anyone else; it's a matter of being able to express those feelings in a way that non-autistic people can understand.

http://www.autistics.org

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism

As far as my theory of what happened to Gordon Page, I think that if he'd been taken in by another group home or shelter, he would have identified himself. I'm guessing he died of exposure and will never be found. I hope that I'm wrong.

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ETA Feb. 23, 2012. Looking at my records I was not diagnosed with Asperger syndrome but straight-ahead autism, just of a non-Kanner type. There are more types or styles of autism out here than just those two, even the doctors know that now. That's why they're getting rid of the "Asperger syndrome" diagnosis as a separate thing in the DSM.

connieallbright · 07-01-2004, 09:26 AM

I worry that he might have simply gotten lost in the system. Over and over, you hear the horror stories of people being labelled as non-communicative because they speak Czech or have a pronounced stutter. Or someone will start calling them Joe and they will go along with it.

My mother works as a social worker and recently placed an older man in a group home. The fellow has schizophrenia and had maintained for years that he was without a family. When he arrived at the group home, my mother noticed a man who looked identical to her patient. The two men walked up to each other and hugged. It turned out they were actually brothers. Both schizophrenic, both having spent most of their adult lives in mental institutions - no one involved with their cases could believe it as both men had told people that they didn't have any living relatives.

I hope Gordon is reunited with his family one day or the mystery of his disappearence will be solved.

JohnMill · 07-01-2004, 11:38 AM

didn't the composite they made to show how Page would look today make him look just like jesus?

Later.

SitcomsAreTheWay · 07-01-2004, 08:21 PM

The Gordon Page case reminds me of another autistic man by the name of Oded Gordon.

02-21-2004, 01:10 AM	#1
canadianmysterygrl Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 20, 2003 Location: Vanouver British Columbia Canada Posts: 99	Gordon Page----What is your theory? What do you think happened to poor Gordon Page? I think sadly that he was killed by a nutcase while he was hitchhiking or that he wandered off into the woods and died. He might have been victim of a hit and run also. Sad sad case.

02-21-2004, 08:10 PM	#6
dynoguy88 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 01, 2000 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 3,672	reply There's not a doubt in my mind that he was attempting to go home when he ran away from the hospital. The scary part is, I don't think his mind left him with much hope that he could survive on his own. Unfortunately, I don't think he lived too long after he escaped. I also don't think he was abducted. It's just a very sad story.

03-28-2004, 04:35 PM	#10
unsolvedfan4life Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 14, 2004 Location: The Garden State Posts: 214	yeah I have been watching this case alot this week. I really hope that he is somewhere safe and maybe one day he will be reunited with his family. What a great update it would make if he was found and returned to his family. I really hope, but it is been too long. This is one case that will haunt me forever. It is so sad.
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07-01-2004, 03:25 AM	#12
Bluejay Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 18, 2003 Location: California Posts: 137	As an Asperger's autistic who has worked with severely impaired Kanner's (classic) autistics, I can tell you that autistic people are capable of the same emotions as anyone else; it's a matter of being able to express those feelings in a way that non-autistic people can understand. http://www.autistics.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism As far as my theory of what happened to Gordon Page, I think that if he'd been taken in by another group home or shelter, he would have identified himself. I'm guessing he died of exposure and will never be found. I hope that I'm wrong. == ETA Feb. 23, 2012. Looking at my records I was not diagnosed with Asperger syndrome but straight-ahead autism, just of a non-Kanner type. There are more types or styles of autism out here than just those two, even the doctors know that now. That's why they're getting rid of the "Asperger syndrome" diagnosis as a separate thing in the DSM.
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02-21-2004, 09:46 AM	#2
UMfan77 Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 28, 2003 Posts: 1,064	Unfortunately, all of your theories are possible. Gordon Page is/was autistic, so it's not like he could of lived on his own, he couldn't drive or get a job. He had once gotten a job as a cart boy but he got fired because he couldn't communicate with the customers. I honestly don't know if he will ever be found, dead or alive. Such a sad story.

02-21-2004, 04:01 PM	#3
PracTz Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2002 Location: United States of America [Happily Living in the 20th Century] Posts: 2,711	I guess Gordon could have wandered off on his own and died of exposure in a spot never found or he could have been abducted by someone seeing him wandering around who soon killed him or kept him captive and unable to communicate with the outside world. I'm sorry to say that I don't see that he had a happy outcome.

02-21-2004, 06:46 PM	#5
canadianmysterygrl Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 20, 2003 Location: Vanouver British Columbia Canada Posts: 99	I'm not sure Gordon would have had th ability to be angry per sey but I think he might have disliked the place and wanted to come home. I wonder if here was any form of abuse at this group home.....? Could it be he was hurt there or worse even killed there and it was covered up?

02-21-2004, 10:03 PM	#7
canadianmysterygrl Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 20, 2003 Location: Vanouver British Columbia Canada Posts: 99	It's so terrible. I could tell how much his family loved him.

03-06-2004, 06:59 PM	#9
connieallbright Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 20, 2003 Posts: 115	i think because he is autistic that it is likely that he landed in a homeless shelter or another group home (perhaps he was unable to communicate his name or information).

07-01-2004, 09:26 AM	#13
connieallbright Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 20, 2003 Posts: 115	I worry that he might have simply gotten lost in the system. Over and over, you hear the horror stories of people being labelled as non-communicative because they speak Czech or have a pronounced stutter. Or someone will start calling them Joe and they will go along with it. My mother works as a social worker and recently placed an older man in a group home. The fellow has schizophrenia and had maintained for years that he was without a family. When he arrived at the group home, my mother noticed a man who looked identical to her patient. The two men walked up to each other and hugged. It turned out they were actually brothers. Both schizophrenic, both having spent most of their adult lives in mental institutions - no one involved with their cases could believe it as both men had told people that they didn't have any living relatives. I hope Gordon is reunited with his family one day or the mystery of his disappearence will be solved.

07-01-2004, 11:38 AM	#14
JohnMill Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 22, 2001 Posts: 85	didn't the composite they made to show how Page would look today make him look just like jesus? Later.

07-01-2004, 08:21 PM	#15
SitcomsAreTheWay Retro Sitcoms Fanatic Forum Regular Join Date: May 12, 2002 Location: NY Posts: 612	The Gordon Page case reminds me of another autistic man by the name of Oded Gordon.