Tag: Public Places
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Jeanne runs and hides. We struggle with elopement and safety as an Autism Family.
“Wandering, or ‘running away’ from a caregiver, is a common problem in children with autism,” says Crystal Sanford in her 2018 article Elopement and Autism for the the Organization for Autism Research. Jeanne loves to hide and surprise us. We play hide and seek as a family instead or play ghost under a blanket in…
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Really? Autism? But she’s not that bad!
More than one well-meaning person has said this to me. Having autism, living with ANYTHING, does not equate to a bad or naughty child. No child, no person, should have to be in such a bad place before receiving help. Nor should there be a blatant severity threshold to receiving help. Jeanne was triggered beyond…
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I worry about bathrooms.
Noise, automation, other people. This can go well or down a stressful route.
We talk About Autism. 