In the Autism community, patient leaving a safe area without permission is a common situation. The runaway will put themselves in a dangerous situation. In many cases unfortunately, this even leads to their death. 

There was a case, a 12-year-old autistic boy disappeared, police starting a citywide search but ended in tragedy. His death brought on awareness of the dangers involved in autistic elopement. This case heightened awareness birthed a law which employs the GPS tracking devices to the autistic people. 

We know the GPS trackers can do in the commercial world, so to think about that same technology saving the lives of autistic children everywhere is exciting. Just as we use geofences to secure our vehicles and asset from theft, the GPS tracking technology can alert parents that a child get out from a certain location.