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ArticleAutism : the international journal of research and practice2026

Longitudinal Examination of Wandering in Children and Adolescents With Autism.

Lisa D Wiggins, Carolyn DiGuiseppi, Katherine Overwyk, Patrick Powell, Angela Thompson-Paul, Eric Moody, Cy Nadler, Nuri Reyes, Sarah Tinker

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9 authors.

Lisa D WigginsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9283-7294
Carolyn DiGuiseppiUniversity of Colorado Anschutz, Aurora, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6440-7817
Katherine OverwykCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6816-4867
Patrick PowellCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0251-5721
Angela Thompson-PaulCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1186-9150
Eric MoodyUniversity of Wyoming, Laramie, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0422-2340
Cy NadlerChildren's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1568-9221
Nuri ReyesUniversity of Colorado Anschutz, Aurora, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3642-7746
Sarah TinkerCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wandering - or leaving a supervised space and/or care of a responsible person - disproportionately affects children with autism and can lead to serious injury. We describe parent-reported wandering in children with autism in early childhood and adolescence and characterize wandering in adolescence. Of 258 teens with autism enrolled in the Study to Explore Early Development, caregivers reported that 45% never wandered, 41% wandered only in early childhood, and 14% wandered at least once in adolescence (including 9% that wandered at both time points). Childhood externalizing behavior problems were positively associated with wandering only in early childhood and at least once in adolescence compared to never wandered (both

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Autistic DisorderWandering BehaviorAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleautismpreventionsafetywandering

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PMID42387996
PMCPMC13455034

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