Do You Have a Wanderer?
Does your family member with autism or other special needs wander, and do they need help communicating some or all of the time?
Special Needs Registries have been established in communities and counties across the Greater Houston Area to help first responders with individuals who may need special assistance if they are alone or in times of emergency. This kind of assistance may be required if the person needs help to speak or properly identify themselves if they become disoriented or act in a manner that first responders could misinterpret.
Registering your family member is easy, and you may save their life!
Jack with Officer Marcotte in Tahoe
Click on your community for more information.
- Alvin Shepherd Program
- Home Safe Bellaire
- BCSO Cares (Brazoria County)
- Deer Park Shepherd Program
- Friendswood Shepherd Program
- Katy Project Guardian
- Fort Bend County Project Lifesaver
- Take Me Home Fort Bend County
- Fort Bend County Project Lifesaver
- Katy Project Guardian
- Harris County Project Guardian and Project Lifesaver
(ONLY for the unincorporated parts of Harris County) - Hilshire Village Home Safe
- League City Guardian Program
- Montgomery County Special Needs Program
- Pearland Safe Return
- Southside Place
- Spring Valley Village Home Safe
- Sugar Land Safe Return
- West U Cares
Unfortunately, there is not a program with Houston Police or for all of Harris County at this time.
- To register with STEAR (State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry), please visit their website.
- For emergency preparedness for families of children with disabilities in the State of Texas, visit their website.
- If your community is not listed and there is an existing program in place, or if you’re interested in creating a special needs registry, please email us at info@know-autism.com.