My best friend’s daughter is non-verbal autistic. I lived with them for a few years. One day, when she was probably about 7 or 8, when we were all busy with something, she apparently unlocked the front door and wandered off. We were unaware that she had learned how to unlock a door, even though it had a child proof lock on it. I have never experienced such panic in my life, before or since. We could not find her. Just as my friend was calling the police, our neighbors from across the street came outside, with K in tow. She had walked across the street (thankfully it was a quiet residential street), and just walked into our neighbors house, whose door was unlocked. We had to change the locks to ones that required a key to open, even from the inside. So I can see how this could happen. I’m glad she’s ok.
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