Growing up and raising our boys in Florida, I always knew there were a lot of deaths due to drowning with people on the spectrum. I always thought it was because of all the water that can be found in the state. However, according to the National Autism Association, 91% of deaths in autistic children…
In our previous safety article, we talked about keeping things safe for your child while you are out. Today we want to look how making where they spend most of their time, your home, safe. Some things are basic safety features that you might still have from when they were little, others are different as…
Busy Public Places As parents our children’s safety is very important to us. There are many ways we can work with our children and their surroundings to make their environment safer for them. When going to busy locations such as theme parks, festivals, local parks, family entertainment centers, zoos, shopping centers and restaurants it can…
When my oldest was a toddler, was our merry wanderer. He could wander off in the blink of an eye. The bad thing was, given that he lad limited speech capabilities as an autistic child, that he couldn’t tell people who he was or who we are or even that he was lost. One family…