Spokane Regional Emergency Communications SPOKANE, Washington
1 in 54 children in the US have an autism diagnosis. This statistic is staggering, and as a telecommunicator you’ve probably already encountered a call for service involving a missing child with ASD. In this session attendees will learn about autism, its characteristics/how it presents, and how it can present additional safety concerns for first responders when a person with autism wanders away from safety.
Learning Objectives:
Attendees will be able to identify characteristics of autism and sensory processing disorder.
Attendees will be able to explain the challenges that autism can present to first responders
Attendees will have a basic understanding of autism spectrum disorder
