Florida Spectrum Alert now in effect

Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com Though the Florida Spectrum Alert was established in 2025, it didn’t go into effect until Wednesday, July 1. The new alert is intended to enhance the safety and well-being of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) through immediate and effective community and emergency response. Children with autism spectrum disorder are prone to wander, or elope, from safe environments at a much higher rate than their non-autistic peers. Elopement often