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How To Stop My Son From Eloping?

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Chicago, IL

My son don't understand the danger of walking off. He do things by memory. For example he is six year old and we visited the museum by public transportation. So he got caught leaving our home and in the front the house. I asked where are you going? And without a care in the world he told me dinosaurs mommie. I said how? And he explained exactly how we travel. He honestly thought he could and should make the 40 min trip by himself. He don't understand why he can't come and go by himself.

August 21, 2024
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When my daughter was 11 years old, she took my car keys and went out and sat in the driver's seat of our car. I realized it pretty quickly and went out there. She was trying to figure out how to get the car started. I opened the door and said, "Where do you think you're going?". She said, "Target". Oh my gosh! Funny, but also very scary. We just gotta keep a close eye on these little tricksters.

August 22, 2024
A MyAutismTeam Member

It's a really difficult thing. With my son, I did meds. I try to hyper vigilant. I tell everyone who works with him about this tendency. Behavior therapist are working with him at school but there has only been a small improvements. There is Angelsense and air tags. Some local police departments may have monitoring programs. I wish I had a better answer. It's a scary thing.

August 21, 2024 (edited)
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These kids!!

August 24, 2024

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