Just a small problem. But I have a friend that had a major problem with her younger son with Autism with wondering. They lost him several times in spite of the lock-down. Finally they got an assistance dog who was trained to find the lost child. Also when they were out together, the dog was attached to the child. That worked out great and there were other benefits as well. However it's a large project if you decide to go that way.

Andren21, we had the same problem with my grandson wandering. Had to put a lock similar to a chain lock on the door up high so that he could not reach it. That worked perfectly because we can hear him when he tries to escape.

I'm glad to hear we are not alone. Our son escaped recently at night while my husband was doing the dishes and was found by a passerby crossing four lanes of traffic a block from our home. We have filed for an exception to the fire code with our local fire marshal to allow us to permanently secure his bedroom window. The lesser of two evils. I am praying he grows out of this down the road. We are also ordering him a tracking device to allow us to locate him right away if he does get out. It seems the more secure we make our home and the older he gets, he figures it out like a puzzle and we have to continually change things up.

This is a hard one for sure. I had to watch my son every minute for years. He would be at the end of the street sitting on the curb watching all the traffic go by, talk about scary, horrified is what I felt. He did grow out of it as he grew older, but in the meantime there really isn't any substitute for watching your child. I just never felt secure unless my eyes were on him. Take care...

I just posted a similar question a couple days ago, so I know your concerns about wandering. My 5yr old would constantly run off when he was around 3, and given the opportunity he will still do it. Every shirt has an iron-on label with name/phone #, and I have ID tags on shoes, and backpack. He refuses to wear the ID bracelet (even around his ankle.) I've registered my son with the local "Take Me Home" program. I know you mentioned having alarms at home. Do you have a motion sensor detector? http://www.specialtyalarms.com/site/1313932/pag...