Adults with a history of Alzheimer’s disease and/or dementia are at risk for wandering and elopement. Since this could result in an injury or a fatality, it is advisable to consider evaluating ...

But for people with autism spectrum disorder and other disabilities, elopement is a different type of behavior — and it can place someone at risk of serious harm. This article explains more ...

Adults with a history of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia are at risk for wandering and elopement. Because this could result in an injury or fatality, consider evaluating existing organizational ...

Autism elopement can happen any time. Summer can be especially dangerous. When the weather warms, the risk of drowning death rises, says Lori McIlwain, co-founder of the National Autism Association.

There’s also simple logic, she said. “If they know there’s an elopement risk, they’re trying to increase supervision during transitions or those less structured times at school ...