Autism, Law Enforcement and Disclosure: Advice from Twenty Years in the Training Room

• By: Dennis Debbaudt Debbaudt Legacy Productions, LLC
• October 1st, 2015
• disclosure, first responders, training
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Advice for the autism community from law enforcement professionals at training sessions over the past twenty years in training facilities throughout the US, Canada and elsewhere is very consistent: accurate autism information, even when generic in nature, will inform their response. Information...

Managing Challenging Behavior Due to Autism during Emergencies: Advice for First Responders

• By: Vanessa Tucker, PhD, BCBA-D Pacific Lutheran University
• April 1st, 2015
• emergency, first responders, training
• 1670    1

First responders are by definition available and on call twenty-four hours a day to provide emergency services ranging from medical to safety and protection needs. In most cases these encounters are brief, intense and are paired with stressful episodes including medical emergency, fire or other...

How the AANE Wallet Disclosure Card Turned Around an Unfortunate Situation

• By: Stephanie Loo, Med The Autism/Asperger Network (AANE)
• April 1st, 2011
• disclosure, first responders, police, safety, wallet card
• 1456    0

K is a 32 year old adult with Asperger Syndrome (AS), has been a member of the Asperger’s Association of New England (AANE) for about eighteen months. He participates in one of our weekly adult discussion/support groups, attended our adult summer conference (“Know Yourself: The Key to a Better...