AZCentral
A Phoenix-area incident last year drove home the need to continue training first responders on interacting with people with autism and other developmental disabilities. READ THE ARTICLE
Channel 12 News
Someone on the Autism spectrum may run, fight or shut down out of fear during an encounter with police. If the officer is not educated about disabilities, it can be a recipe for disaster. READ THE ARTICLE
KJZZ 91.5
When it comes to autism, there is no one formula to spot it. There is no list of characteristics that fit the bill each time. And while autism awareness is spreading, there are still places it can reach further, for example, law enforcement. Now one department has turned a misjudged and highly publicized incident into an opportunity to learn. READ THE ARTICLE
My Local News AZ
There needs to be more training of police officers. We certainly want to encourage law enforcement to have more training on autism. However, we also believe that training people with disabilities to BE SAFE with law enforcement is another way to ensure our people with autism are safer in our community. READ THE ARTICL
White Mountain Independent
“Our intent was to allow officers have actual time interacting with people with developmental disabilities such as autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, Down’s syndrome so they could get a feel for how to better communicate with one another.” -Nathan Updike READ THE ARTICLE
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