Off topic question!
There's a kid who lives near me who is non-verbal autistic. I think he's around 5/6. I saw him doing a runner from his Mom's house (opened the front door himself). I asked him where he was going a couple times, obviously not expecting an answer but was hoping the Mom would appear in that moment. She did not. So I went to her door, opened it slightly and told her her kid had done a runner. Thankfully my Mom had popped by so she was able to keep eyes on the kid. Question is, though, what the do are you supposed to do? Back in the day the adult would've just grabbed the kid to stop them, but in these days that wouldn't go down too well (especially if the kid fought with you). I can just see this becoming a more recurrent situation as he ages and want to obviously help stop him from getting run-over, but I'm also not looking to cop a lawsuit.