need help/suggestions re: autistic son - dangerous

[twentynine]

From a safety stand point. No way would I lock a child in a room, or restrain him within that room, on the second floor of my home, when my bedroom is on the 1st floor. How would that child escape in the event of a fire in the home.

Temporary solutions----

Move his bed into your room, not real nice, but it for sure is safer than him wondering the house at night or being locked into his room with no chance of egress in the event of an emergency.

 

[Britney]

Being that your husband is in the service can the service help you in anyway?

 

[I have WHAT in my yard?]

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There are occasions where locking a child in their room is the best solution. It is like wearing a seat belt. A seat belt can trap you in the case of a car fire or going into water, but the odds are strongly in favor that it is safer to restrain you in your car than not. Some young children are a real danger to themselves and others if they are able to wander. I was called to the police dept once when the police found a 4 year old asperger's child wandering down a three lane highway. His parents had no idea he was out of the house.

 

[Dar]

when we were having a LOT of problems with oldest DS we installed a cheap alarm on his bedroom what would sound as he opened the door, no way of bypassing it... and we also kept meds and knives in a cupboard locked with a magnetic lock found at any child safety sore and installed double sided lock bolts on all exterior doors

 

[I have WHAT in my yard?]

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Have you contacted MilitaryOneSource.com?

 

[klf73]

omg, he finds EVERYTHING! Today we went to my mother's house to hunt for eggs. First thing he does when we go to the door is notice the yellow egg in next to the yellow light bulb INSIDE the outdoor light(the glass isnt' even real clear). I didn't even see it! I just put an earring in my ear for the first time in 2 years and when I pulled into the driveway(he was at my parents), I wasn't even parked and he starting walking towards me asking what was in my ear. This was a tiny stud!
A lot of you have great ideas but the problem I have is $$, or lack thereof. Like I said, we are a family of 9 and my husband is in the military. We all know no one gets rich working for the military and he is not an officer.

 

[Dar]

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Because we are in different counrtys I do not know what is available to you. I am sure there must be some assistance you are untitled to.

here we have the Community Care Access Center. (CCAC) this is a government run agency to help with special needs, FOR everything from children to adults walkers or even respite care for children..

what about contacting
http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer

or

http://www.autism-pdd.net/resources-by-state.html

they may have some access to safety devices for him.

lets face it this is his health and safety at risk.

 

[klf73]

If there were a way to give him his own room I would, but it won't work in this house. Also I cannot lock the other 2 children up with him as that is just not a good idea(for safety etc), also if they need to go to the bathroom that would be horrible for them. I figured the bed a good solution as one of the older kids could easily get him out in case of emergency. I hadn't checked with military onesource yet, will check out this week, thanks. I am also going to talk to his doctors and see what they suggest.

eta- I can't put him in my room either as I already have the crib for the 2 month old there, no room....