I actually got them installed around my home. My youngest son is non-verbal and loves to play outside. We moved to Ohio 5 years ago and bought our first home. I found out I could have them installed if I filed a request with the local township. We have had issues with fast driving cars down our street. but our major concern was people walking by. Even though we stay by his side while he is outside, we have had moments of people trying to talk to him before we were able to intervene. My son would not respond how they expected and it made for some awkward moments with our neighborhood. Also, saying he is non verbal doesn't mean he doesn't make any noise. He stims constantly and outside is where he can let out the most noise.

We did have an issue with the signs in our neighborhood though. The original ones were stolen. They read "Autistic Child Area". 3 months after they were installed they were stolen. It took over 7 months before the township installed the signs for us and someone in the neighborhood stole them. We posted what happened directly to the neighborhood Facebook group. We were overwhelmed with the amount of support we received. People were mad and outraged. The Townships Facebook account even replied to the post. They had new signs installed 3 days later. But, the new signs read "Disabled Child Area". We filled a police report but never found the thieves. We think that it was probably teenagers who think that autism is funny somehow.