An ID that explains how they communicate — before anyone guesses

Because most autistic adults tell us they prefer identity-first language — autism is part of who they are, not something attached to them. We follow that. Your page is yours to write, so phrase it however your family actually speaks.

No. There is no GPS, no chip, and no battery. Nothing happens until a person with a phone scans the code — then the page opens and we alert you with the rough area that scan came from. It gets a found person back to you; it tells you nothing at any other time.

Yes, and it is one of the main reasons families set one up. Non-speaking (often written non-verbal) does not mean without communication, so use the page to say how they do communicate: an AAC device, signing, pointing, a picture card, writing. A stranger who knows that will wait instead of repeating the question louder.

That is the case it is built for. Print the code on a shoe tag, jacket label, or inside a backpack, and tell school staff it is there. Whoever finds them needs no app, no account, and no password.

Enough to help, not enough to expose. A first name, that they are autistic, how to communicate, one or two calming instructions, and a phone number. Skip the home address, school name, diagnosis detail, and medications — anyone who finds the tag can read it.

Yes, and many do. It is their page, in their words, with their contacts. They can edit it, re-point it, or take it down whenever they want, without asking anyone.