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Experts say a child with autism may wander off to either get away from something or to get to something.But not every case of autism is the same. That s why parents say that knowing how to prevent situations of wandering can be really difficult. Once you know one child with autism, you only know one child with autism, said Amanda Zangrillo, Psy.D. Zangrillo directs the severe behavior program at the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute.Cathy Martinez said her 17-year-old son Jake is on the autism spectrum, and that he s wandered away from home quite a few times. I was panicked. I didn t know if I should notify the police right away or if I should go on the street and start looking for him, Martinez said.Zangrillo said there are different reasons why a child may wander. Wandering is also known as elopement or bolting. Some of our youth have anxiety and loud noises or large groups produce kind of a flight or fight response and so they might want to get away from that, she said.Once a ....

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