Interactive Autism Network Launches First-Ever National Survey To Study Critical Safety Issue In Autism Community

Interactive Autism Network Launches First-Ever National Survey To Study Critical Safety Issue In Autism Community

The survey will help researchers begin to answer important questions:

• How often do individuals with ASD attempt to elope? How often do they succeed? Under what circumstances?
• Which individuals with ASD are most at risk? At what age?
• What burden do efforts to thwart elopement behavior place on caregivers?
• What can be done to protect individuals with ASD and support their families?