6 strategies to enhance safety for children with autism and disabilities • Minnesota Reformer

Children with autism and disabilities often face unique challenges when it comes to safety, particularly due to the risk of elopement. Elopement, or wandering away from safe environments, can occur for various reasons, including executive functioning differences, social skill variations and sensory sensitivities. For non-speaking children, the inability to communicate their need for help further compounds the danger. To address these concerns, here are six crucial strategies to enhance safety for children with autism and disabilities. Understanding what prompts elopement is crucial. Many children with autism have sensory processing differences...