RE: [SPAM] Re:Advice for educating police force

[Guest guest]

Thanks. The reason that I'm doing it is that a similar

Thing happened to us 3 years ago. Nothing will shock you more

Than Being told that a cop is calling in for permission to

Arrest you for negligence and haul you downtown in

handcuffs. Luckily the DA told him that

My child's disability had something to do with the

Wandering away incident (my son had just gotten

His police officer Halloween costume and had

Gone off in search of a traffic accident to write a

Ticket for it! He told me he was going to do that,

I just thought he meant in the backyard.)

We also got a CPS visit out of it. It's required by

Law I think-anytime there's a police report on a

Minor, CPS has to do a follow-up.

If you haven't read the NAA safety tool kit, go to

http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/safetytoolkit.php

and download it. It's got some really good ideas about how

to talk to your neighbors about your child. Most people

will help if they know what's going on-it's when people

don't know that they call the cops.

S.

From: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

[mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of Hunter

Ryden

Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 10:45 AM

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Subject: [sPAM] Re:Advice for educating police force

Wow! Bless you for educating the police force.

Our son escaped out of our home three times in one

week, even managing to find where we hid our keys.

I know that is standard procedure for the police to

follow, but it would be helpful for them to know that

autistic individuals are: nonverbal, have no sense of

danger (can run away or in front of cars), and can be

emotional/ agressive. I would also be very happy if

someone in CPS was a trained officer in autism.

Just my 2 cents...

Thanks!

[Guest guest]

You know the same thing happened to me and my neighbor is a cop. We had just

moved to the neighborhood and I took a gift basket next door to introduce our

family. I told them my son had a his disorder and that if he ever goes in there

yard to just let me know and I will take care of it. You would have to see the

way our houses are connected to understand, so he was outside with his older

sister and he called CPS and said there was no adult supervision. I was so

pissed off (excuse my language) but luckily the CPS worker that showed up said

he didn't see a problem with the guidelines and boundaries we had set for our

children, and as long as his older sister was with him he didn't see a problem

with that. I always keep my front door open so I can see them easily. We are in

a very quiet neighborhood that doesn't have alot of traffic and my children stay

in our yard, they don't just wander off. All Braden wants to do when he is

outside is ride his scooter

up and down the driveway, that is all he does. He is obsessed with that

scooter. Now I don't talk to any of my neighbors, I don't want them to know my

business. It seems that some people just want to have a reason to call on

someone especially when they don't know what there doing. I even overheard him

tell his children when I was outside one day that they are not allowed to play

with my kids because my son has a mental condition and he doesn't want something

to happen to them. Oh I am so mad you wouldn't believe what I wanted to say

right back to him. He protects and serves this community and he acts like that.

I'm sorry ya'll it just upsets me, it makes me want to move and I know everytime

my child goes outside they are thinking something negative. He has probably told

the whole neighborhood by now. We are considering moving again.

Thanks,

Ann

[sPAM] Re:Advice for educating police force

Wow! Bless you for educating the police force.

Our son escaped out of our home three times in one

week, even managing to find where we hid our keys.

I know that is standard procedure for the police to

follow, but it would be helpful for them to know that

autistic individuals are: nonverbal, have no sense of

danger (can run away or in front of cars), and can be

emotional/ agressive. I would also be very happy if

someone in CPS was a trained officer in autism.

Just my 2 cents...

Thanks!

[Guest guest]

Ann, this is shocking to me...and you even gave him a gift basket!! I can't

imagine a neighbor simply calling CPS under those conditions. You would think

that if he was truly concerned for the safety of your child, he would have

called you to say that your son was in the front yard and wasn't sure if you

were aware. Then you would have had the opportunity to explain that that was

perfectly safe for your son to be with his sister or in the driveway on his

scooter--but if he ever goes into the street without your knowledge, please let

me know....and thank you for your concern. Seems to me that a caring neighbor

would do something like that. Just the fact that you made it a point upfront to

let him know that your child had special needs and to tell you if he ever

wandered into their yard--that would indicate to me that you are a caring,

concerned mom. I'm really sorry that this happened to you--I would hate for you

to feel you have to move to avoid this kind of a jerk. I would, however, make

an attempt to get to know your other neighbors and let them see for themselves

what a great mom you are.

[sPAM] Re:Advice for educating police force

Wow! Bless you for educating the police force.

Our son escaped out of our home three times in one

week, even managing to find where we hid our keys.

I know that is standard procedure for the police to

follow, but it would be helpful for them to know that

autistic individuals are: nonverbal, have no sense of

danger (can run away or in front of cars), and can be

emotional/ agressive. I would also be very happy if

someone in CPS was a trained officer in autism.

Just my 2 cents...

Thanks!