Water Safety in Everyday Routines

This 13-page guide shows how to build two connected water safety expectations into everyday routines: stopping and waiting before water access or leaving the house, and giving a child a reliable way to ask for what they need. It includes four everyday scenarios with ready-to-use scripts, key reminders and a red light, green light practice game.

What You'll Learn

• Why water safety is urgent for autistic children who wander or elope, and what the research shows
• How to teach Stop and Wait in four steps, starting with one location and practicing in calm moments
• How to give a child a reliable way to ask for water, to go outside or for what they want, as an alternative to bolting
• What to say and do before a bath, before going outside, during water play in the yard, and when the expectation doesn't hold

Who Is This For

Parents and caregivers of children who wander or elope, and the BCBAs who coach families on water safety.

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