It seems that every week there's a new article describing an incident involving autistic individuals and emergency responders. Many of the stories describe unfortunate encounters where autistic people are hurt by the very people who are meant to protect them.

Bill Davis, an autism advocate in Pennsylvania, has developed a comprehensive video that trains emergency responders (and others) how to identify and calmly resolve issues involving autistic individuals.

Would the law enforcement or fire personnel of your community know how to deal with your autistic child, grandchild or relative in case of an emergency?

For all the good the video is meant to do, it needs your support to be effective. The following promo code is available to anyone who wants to get one or more of these videos into the hands of their local emergency responders. Simply enter the code during the checkout phase when ordering the program. The code is "2b0671"

More information about "Encounting Autism" (including video and sound clips) can be found at: http://www.discountlearning.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=32

And please, pass this link along to others!