Autism and the escape artist….
~Autism and wandering go hand in hand. A very dangerous combination~ I have an escape artist on my hands. I have written about this before but up until now Emmett has never "escaped". Emmett John has gotten out of the house 3 times over this past weekend. We have 3 locks on the front door plus an alarm system. What Emmett does is unlocks the door and simply runs. We are spread pretty thin and so, at times, my attention is elsewhere. He has learned to exploit these lapses in "security". I've gone out several times to get new "baby" proofing things. The problem is that I need to "Emmett" proof things. The resourcefulness of an almost 3 year old with Autism is UNBELIEVABLE. When he sets out to accomplish…