I live in Los Angeles with my two children on the Autism Spectrum. Having been through several Earthquakes over the years I have been accustomed to having an earthquake kit for my home.
 Currently we have two suitcases and a duffel bag that are packed with essentials should we have to run out the door in an emergency situation.
The car also has a package of diapers, crackers, books, health supplies, towels and water. The duffel bag contains a large stack of negatives for our photo collection. Some of the other items I have in this duffel bag include:
school certificates
class pictures
letters of reference from custody hearing
SSI award letters
banking information
insurance information
copies of Social Security cards and my drivers license
copies of birth certificates
diagnosis reports
credit report
baby books
my childhood photos
copy of recent IEP
2-way radios
PECS cards
deck of cards
notebook for drawing
One suitcase contains clothing for all three of us. Each season I go through this suitcase to toss out old clothes that no longer fit and replace with current seasonal items. I have sheets, garbage bags, and raincoats inside as well.
The remaining suitcase is for all health and beauty related items. I stock a variety of batteries. Each time a major disaster occurs around the country I use that time to stock up on more batteries. A local dollar store is perfect for this purchase. We have extra prescription medications in here that I continue to rotate with newer ones. My asthma medication and cortisone ointments and creams are stored inside along with a supply of the antipsychotic medication Matthew takes and the chewable Melatnonin that Nicholas takes.
Other items include:
flashlights
straws, plastic spoons and forks
matches
candles
boxes of sample sized soap
toothbrushes and toothpaste
cereal
pot holders
bandaids
first aid cots (for finger tips)
radio
wipes
flonase
hand lotion
deodorant
can opener
Dr. Spock book
Recently we were in a financial crunch for a week when my paycheck was late and my car was in need of repairs. I was able to gather supplies from my suitcase and car to help out with toiletries we needed in the home. I kept these items on my shopping list and replenished the suitcase supply.
You might also want to think about some fidgets and small items that your child enjoys to pack a duplicate one in your car and/or emergency kit in the home. If your child uses PECS - the Picture Exchange Communication system, think about storing some in your car and home for emergency purposes.
* - This is an excerpt from my article entitled, Prepare now - Essential items for the family with an autisitc child, and can be read in its entirety here along with photos and links to relevant items:
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Comments: 9
and some things might be added to an emergency kit, for the special needs of those on the spectrum. i do tend to move about nervously if confined and i HATE not having something to do. that is probably the OCD/stimming of this thing. so you need to have items for that, which will reduce the anxiety of having nothing to do. i would take crossword puzzles, some video games, cards, notebooks and pens/pencils, some over the mouth/nose masks for environmental safety, some books. unfortunately, i read so fast that i might be done with the books pretty quickly, lol. a few games, just in case someone got bored enough to play with me, lol. jigsaw puzzles. i am older, 55. but any of these would have been useful to me after the age of five.
i have a suitcase in my car now, which i'm thinking of taking out, because people think i might just stay anywhere, lol. well, i can stay anywhere with it in the car, so maybe i will rethink that.
if the child understands that this is the emergency kit, you might ask them what they might take. of course, you risk that they say they want to take everything, so you have to explain that they MUST keep these items somewhere ready to take and really aren't for playing with in the meantime because they belong in that place.
And a lantern and a few flashlights are a big help too, plus a battery powered radio and a cell phone. Also, some jugs of water because we have a well and once the power goes out, we have no water.
http://www.awares.org/conferences
they have scholarly phD articles, therapist/educational consultant MA's advice, and they have people on the spectrum who will be presenting.
read the about link, registration is free.
the abstracts can be found by clicking enter.