In This Episode, We Get Tactical About:
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Policing and Autism
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Becoming an Autism Dad
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When Purpose Grabs You By The Throat
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The Importance of Understanding Autism as a LEO
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Serving Two Communities That You Love
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It Truly is a Spectrum
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The Risk of Not Training Police on Autism Response
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What is Stimming?
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Autism and Social Awareness
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It Can Be a Sensory, Intellectual, Communication and/or Social Disability
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Autism and Expressive Language
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Their Sensory Experience is Different Than Yours
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Introducing Your Special Needs Child to Law Enforcement
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Serving Those Who Protect and Serve
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Knowing How to Read People is Critical
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Show Notes:
Jerry Turning is a former police officer and K9 handler and the founder of Blue Bridge Autism Training for First Responders.
When Jerry’s son was diagnosed with Autism in 2007, Jerry realized that despite having participated in dozens of calls for service involving autistic individuals, he knew next to nothing about Autism.
Jerry began documenting his journey as an Autism dad in the blog Bacon and Juice Boxes and his writing began to resonate with other special needs parents around the world. After he revealed that he was a police officer, he began receiving hundreds of messages from other special needs parents who were concerned that their loved ones would be misunderstood by first responders.
Realizing the need for better education, Jerry began Blue Bridge Autism Training to train law enforcement around the world about Autism and best practices for responding to calls involving autistic individuals.
You can learn more about Blue Bridge Training at www.bluebridgetraining.com and you can find Jerry on social media at:
IG: @bluebridgetraining
Facebook: Bacon and Juiceboxes
LinkedIn: Blue Bridge Autism Training
Until Next Time… Out of role.