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Choosing a GPS tracker for an autistic child
AirTags, kids' smartwatches, dedicated trackers and police programs compared honestly, with ten questions to ask before you buy anything.
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Practical guides for families whose child, or parent, might wander. Every one links to its sources, and every one is meant to be useful whether or not you ever buy anything from us.
Written by StepSafe, which makes a GPS tracker for children who wander, so read the product parts with that in mind.
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- Autism and wandering
Water safety and wandering
Why water is the biggest risk when autistic children wander, and the layers of protection that help most, from swim lessons to four-sided pool fences.
8 min read
- Autism and wandering
- Dementia
- Water safety
How to make a wandering safety plan
Seven steps to a written plan for a child, or an adult living with dementia, ending in a printable checklist for the fridge.
8 min read
- Dementia
Dementia wandering: how to keep a loved one safe
Why people living with dementia wander, the warning signs, how to make home safer without taking away dignity, and what to do if they go missing.
9 min read
- Dementia
- Buying guides
AirTag vs a real GPS tracker for someone with dementia
How AirTag really finds things, why its anti-stalking alerts get in the way, and what to look for instead for a parent living with dementia.
8 min read
- Buying guides
- Autism and wandering
AngelSense alternatives, compared honestly
AngelSense, Jiobit, AirTag and StepSafe on price, privacy and what each is for, including where we come off worse.
6 min read
- Buying guides
- Autism and wandering
Using Ontario Autism Program funding for a GPS tracker
What Ontario's published rules say about GPS trackers and technology, with links to the official pages.
5 min read
- Autism and wandering
- Water safety
A practical guide to wandering and elopement
What the research says, how to prevent it, and exactly what to do in the first five minutes. Water first.
7 min read
- Buying guides
Why our device has no microphone
Why our tracker never listens, what that costs you, and what it means at school.
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- Buying guides
- Autism and wandering
Can you use an AirTag to track a child who wanders?
An AirTag has no GPS and is built to alert whoever carries it. What that means for an autistic child who wanders, with Apple's own sources.
8 min read
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