Home Safety

I have had to take many safety measures in making my home safe. I have rearranged my furniture so that it is blocking windows. I put an extra lock on my door, alarms that sound off when the door opens and a baby monitor, because my son who has autism is now tall enough to reach the door knobs and have eloped from our home. My neighbor saw him and returned him to us. That is why it is so important to know your neighbors. Introduce yourself and family and make them aware that your child or children autistic and has the tendency to wander.

There was another time when I was visiting my grandmother and my oldest son opened the front door and my 3-year-old who has autism darted out the door and went across the street right into the neighbor’s home. My son ran after him and apologized and notified them of his autism.

Now whenever we leave our home, I apply a temporary safety tattoo and he where’s a safety bracelet with his allergies listed.

There are many wonderful products out there for children who are known to wander. For example there are temporary tattoos for children. There are also many types of safety bracelets.

Here are some very useful links:

*Safety locks and alarms
*Wandering
*Big Red Safety Shop-make your own safety kit

Also check out my blog about wandering/elopement