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Wandering and Elopement Webinar

Interactive Autism Network at Kennedy Krieger Institute
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Date Published: 
July 1, 2013

This video captures the webinar presented by Dr. Paul Law from the Interactive Autism Network at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. He presents findings from a recent study on wandering and elopement in children with ASD and presents strategies for caregivers. Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) of all ages may wander, elope, or "bolt," putting themselves at risk of trauma, injury, or even death.

This webinar video is part of a series of webinars involving research on topics of interest to the autism community. This webinar was funded by the Simons Foundation.


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Occurrence and Family Impact of Elopement in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Elopement and Wandering and autism
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