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Spot the error: [Child’s name redacted] was diagnosed with autism. His service dog and best buddy … is a constant companion and helps [child’s name] work successfully through sensory and elopement issues.

Update/correction: My friend Rose, who is a speech-language pathologist, tells me that this usage of "elopement" is correct, particularly in the context of autism.

I happen to be an autism mom but had not heard "elopment" used that way before. Thanks for educating us, Rose! I called the page with this back to restore the text to the way it was.

I double-checked the story, where "elopement" was mentioned a couple of times, but I had only changed the word in a photo caption. Other editors left the in-story "elopment" alone, so now we're all fixed and the page has be re-sent. 🙂 Go team!! Rose gets the big high-five for saving the day!