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“He figured out how to unlock the front door and take off, so we had to install an extra deadbolt lock,” says Carter, a Westchester County-based journalist and advocate. “I couldn’t take my eyes off him for an instant or he’d disappear - in malls, supermarkets, or in any public space.”Īs her son got older, things weren’t any better at home. When Liane Kupferberg Carter’s son Mickey began “escaping,” as she calls it, around age 2, “he was greased lightning,” she says. Children with autism may also entitled to school supports to keep them from wandering. Police could be trained to look out for kids who wander. They also note that insurance should cover preventive measures like locks and tracking devices. Autism advocates hope that the diagnostic code for wandering will help doctors, parents, and teachers understand wandering better and devise ways to prevent it. Kids who wander can end up in dangerous places like highways or bodies of water.ĭoctors can now include wandering in an autism diagnosis by using a specific diagnostic code. Even more verbal children might have a hard time communicating with new people in a stressful situation. Some may not be able to communicate their names or addresses. They might also want to escape overwhelming sensory experiences, like loud noises or bright lights.Īutistic children who wander are at high risk of getting lost or hurt. Others may be trying to leave situations that make them anxious. Or they may get fixated on exploring something interesting. Kids with autism may wander because they have a weaker sense of danger than other kids. They may walk away from a school outing, or go to great lengths to leave even a securely locked house.
Many parents of children with autism find that their kids tend to wander away, sometimes getting into dangerous situations.
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