Project Lifesaver

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When my son was young, he used to bolt out of the door at school. There were a few episodes that I remember (though I'd like to forget) when the school would call me to let me know that he either went missing and was eventually found or ran across the street during PE or recess, He would climb out a window or bolt out the door when it would open. I tried for years down in Broward to get Project Lifesaver, but it didn't happen. So I did 3 things: For about two years, I made the school keept him on a child's harness/leash (no, I'm not kidding). Secondly, I bought an embroidery machine and embroidered my cell phone number on the front of his school shirts. I put it high up in the area where you would normally have a school ensignia so it didn't look to weird. Actually, before I had the embroidery machine, I used fabric paint and painted shirts for him that said, "This child has autism. If found, call his mother at ......" He also would wear these shirts to places like Disney (and wear the harness). Thirdly, we put high key locks on all our doors at home. We would leave the key in the lock in case of an emergency or fire, but it was too high for Blake to reach. After many years, he of course grew tall enough to reach the locks, so we then had to hide the keys. Eventually, he grew out of the issue and now we have regular locks on the door, I do however, have an alarm system that beeps if a door is opened. Meanwhile, we now have Project Lifesaver in our community in PB, so I have him wear a bracelet. Not that he bolts anymore, but just in case he is lost at school, on a field trip, or when he goes out in the community with caregivers. It really gives me piece of mind. I highly recommend it to everyone who has a child who is either non-verbal and couldn't tell anyone where he lived if he was lost, or for children that bolt. BTW, Blake has always known his address and phone number(he writes it). But once when a new school bus driver got lost, no one thought to ask him.

One more thing: Blake has worn an ID bracelet (on the other arm) as well for many years. It has his medications on it as well as my cell phone number

I may be a little over the top-I realize that-but it helps me to sleep at nights

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, As I read your email all I could think of was that only a mom would embroider these shirts and use fabric paint, etc. You are awesome.

Blake is a lucky boy.

Jane

Project Lifesaver

When my son was young, he used to bolt out of the door at school. There were a few episodes that I remember (though I'd like to forget) when the school would call me to let me know that he either went missing and was eventually found or ran across the street during PE or recess, He would climb out a window or bolt out the door when it would open. I tried for years down in Broward to get Project Lifesaver, but it didn't happen. So I did 3 things: For about two years, I made the school keept him on a child's harness/leash (no, I'm not kidding). Secondly, I bought an embroidery machine and embroidered my cell phone number on the front of his school shirts. I put it high up in the area where you would normally have a school ensignia so it didn't look to weird. Actually, before I had the embroidery machine, I used fabric paint and painted shirts for him that said, "This chil d has autism. If found, call his mother at ......" He also would wear these shirts to places like Disney (and wear the harness). Thirdly, we put high key locks on all our doors at home. We would leave the key in the lock in case of an emergency or fire, but it was too high for Blake to reach. After many years, he of course grew tall enough to reach the locks, so we then had to hide the keys. Eventually, he grew out of the issue and now we have regular locks on the door, I do however, have an alarm system that beeps if a door is opened. Meanwhile, we now have Project Lifesaver in our community in PB, so I have him wear a bracelet. Not that he bolts anymore, but just in case he is lost at school, on a field trip, or when he goes out in the community with caregivers. It really gives me piece of mind. I highly recommend it to everyone who has a child who is either non-verbal and couldn't tell anyone where he lived if he was lost, or for children that bolt. BTW, Blake has a lways known his address and phone number(he writes it). But once when a new school bus driver got lost, no one thought to ask him.

One more thing: Blake has worn an ID bracelet (on the other arm) as well for many years. It has his medications on it as well as my cell phone number

I may be a little over the top-I realize that-but it helps me to sleep at nights