jakesmum

Hi Mel - Good idea but unfortunately it needs to make contact with the skin - if it doesnt make contact with skin an alarm goes off as it thinks it has been taken or broken off. I think I'm going to give the Loc8tor a go - if we "lose" or damage the tags you can get replacement ones - I'll just have to be discrete as to where I tag him so he doesnt flap/chew it..

Hi JsMum, thanks for the warm welcome. I think the Medi bracelets are a good idea - assuming someone stops and picks him up. I did have a little tag that went on his zip of his coat but he chewed it off and I havent replaced it yet !!! But then again in another situation like this he wouldnt be wearing his coat - I guess something as simple as a label in/on his clothes with his & our name, address, phone number and that he has Autism could possibly be a good idea. I still cant quite believe he got as far as he did without being aprehended by someone - it's frightening! He was wearing a big baggy t-shirt with a big rainbow smile which shouts - "Hello - I HAVE AUTISM please be patient with me" across the front - I dont know why i put it on him yesterday, I had no plans to take him out as he was off school - sick. Maybe the fact he had the t-shirt on actually was part of the reason people didnt stop him?! Perhaps people read the t-shirt and just thought it was normal behaviour for him? My deepest concern yesterday when I realised he was missing was that he would get run over. He (appears) to have no real road sense and tends to just run off with his head down oblivious to everything and everyone so we always hold on to him tightly when we are out. We have talked to him about it and how upset we were because we thought we had lost him and wouldnt see him again and how he must not go out on his own, I'm not sure how much this sank in - as far as Jake is concerned I know EVERYTHING he is thinking and where he is all the time. I did get a huge hug, a kiss and an "I'm sorry - I love you!" (little sweetie).

Hi! Thanks to everyone who posted and to Anna & phasmid who gave me links to the Loc8tor. I'm now trying to decide which would be best for Jake. I do wonder if we got the Loc8tor one whether he would flap it to death or just pull it off and eat the tag - we do have a major problem with things in the mouth at the moment! (A&E last week after an incident with a daffodil bulb at school last week)! I'm also not sure if the Loc8tor one is tamper proof so we wouldnt know if he did take it off. On the other hand, the one I was thinking about is tamper proof but in the form of a watch and cant be removed without a key but I sincerely doubt he will cooperate with wearing it. Think I wll try him out with his sisters watch and see if he will wear that for starters before I go spending �140 on it! Thanks again everyone.

Hello - this is my first post so forgive me if i do anything wrong! I;ve had a nightmare of a day. my 7 year old ASD son escaped this afternoon from our usually secure house. we have the builders in - and one left a door open which led to him escaping through our garage. He was eventually found over half a mile away in a car dealers car park very happy & blissfully aware of the stress he had caused, barefoot and eating gravel. I dont think i have every felt so sick as the moment I realised he had gone - absolutely terrified. Amazed how far he got himself without getting into trouble and find it unbelievable that he got so far and yet only 1 person stopped him then let him carry on as he wouldnt pay any attention to her - for crying out loud he was barefoot, it was drizzling AND he had a t-shirt on explaining he has autism - you'd think someone would think it odd! ANYWAY - the reason I am posting, does anybody have any recomendations as to devices for tracking lost children - like a tagging device? Normally our house is like fort knox but this has highlighted a problem that could occur again and he has also wandered off when he has been out with his grandparents. I thought about a wrist band - but if he can wander off that far barefoot without being stopped - I dont think a wrist band would be much use! I have come across a product from ionkids and noticed it has been recommended by NAA - has anyone tried it? Any recommendations would be so gratefully received. thank you.