My daughter had a problem wandering off in school. Someone always had to find her; especially after school let out. I've found her several times and asked her where she was going. My baby would stare blankly and tell me that she didn't know. So, I had a teacher walk her to the car each day, and when that stopped; I would have security watch my son, while I stood at the door waiting for her. I would suggest having a responsible adult assist her in going to restroom, etc. Blessings!

I'm wondering if there are other ways to solve the wandering. Offering bathroom and water breaks at very specific times, or giving her a bathroom or water fountain hall pass (maybe a lanyard) that she can show instead of needing to use words? That woudn't solve the eloping due to upset necessarily though.

That may be a possibility in the future. For now, we are in the very early stages of getting support. Diagnosis was at the end of August, and we are in process to get IEP at school and ABA at home through private insurance. My husband and I are essentially shadowing her now, so having someone else she trusts to do it makes sense.

Do you have a PCA who can come with her? Our PCA shadowed the triplets at Bible School