RE: Law enforcement and autism

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http://www.awaare.org/has some information about elopment/wandering.Subject: Law enforcement and autismTo: "EOHarm " <EOHarm >Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 9:03 AM

Hey , guys. We had a case with a 7 year old autistic child that wandered away from his home yesterday evening. Luckily he was found about 2 hours later. He is ok, just a little scratched up. My brother is the sheriff so he called me for advice on how to approach the child after he got the call. He said that, unfortunately, law enforcement officers don't know enough about autism. Whether it is a child that has wandered or an autistic adult, law enforcement needs to know how to handle these situations. My brother is wanting to do a class for his officers so I wanted input from you all. If you can think of any tips or info that would be useful, please let me know. I don't want to leave anything out that may help if an unfortunate situation like this arises again.

Also, if anyone knows of any sites where I could get info on the number of cases where children or adults have wandered or cases where law enforcement was called in I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance!

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Yahoo Group: Autism-Risk-Safety moderator/owner Dennis DebbaudtHe now mostly uses Facebook for his group. Mr. Debbaudt does training session for law enforcement (all 911 personnel) across the US and Canada.I have heard him speak at for a parent group and he is great. He has also offered great advice over theyears to me. Yahoo Group: TheLawEnforcementAwarenessNetwork (L.E.A.N.)which also has a Facebook page. April To: EOHarm From: tylers_mom03@...Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:03:41 -0700Subject: Law enforcement and autism

Hey , guys. We had a case with a 7 year old autistic child that wandered away from his home yesterday evening. Luckily he was found about 2 hours later. He is ok, just a little scratched up. My brother is the sheriff so he called me for advice on how to approach the child after he got the call. He said that, unfortunately, law enforcement officers don't know enough about autism. Whether it is a child that has wandered or an autistic adult, law enforcement needs to know how to handle these situations. My brother is wanting to do a class for his officers so I wanted input from you all. If you can think of any tips or info that would be useful, please let me know. I don't want to leave anything out that may help if an unfortunate situation like this arises again.

Also, if anyone knows of any sites where I could get info on the number of cases where children or adults have wandered or cases where law enforcement was called in I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance!

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http://www.autismriskmanagement.com/ The option for law enforcement training. From: EOHarm [mailto:EOHarm ] On Behalf Of Amy W. OsborneSent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 9:10 AMTo: EOHarm Subject: Re: Law enforcement and autism http://www.awaare.org/has some information about elopment/wandering.Subject: Law enforcement and autismTo: " EOHarm " <EOHarm >Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 9:03 AM Hey , guys. We had a case with a 7 year old autistic child that wandered away from his home yesterday evening. Luckily he was found about 2 hours later. He is ok, just a little scratched up. My brother is the sheriff so he called me for advice on how to approach the child after he got the call. He said that, unfortunately, law enforcement officers don't know enough about autism. Whether it is a child that has wandered or an autistic adult, law enforcement needs to know how to handle these situations. My brother is wanting to do a class for his officers so I wanted input from you all. If you can think of any tips or info that would be useful, please let me know. I don't want to leave anything out that may help if an unfortunate situation like this arises again.Also, if anyone knows of any sites where I could get info on the number of cases where children or adults have wandered or cases where law enforcement was called in I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance! Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android