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Silvia autism bills would require training for police, teacher aides

FALL RIVER State Rep. Alan Silvia wants police officers as well as teacher aides in elementary and secondary schools to be better equipped in dealing with autistic children and adults. “It’s very important that paraprofessionals are trained to deal with autistic kids,” Silvia said referring to certified teacher aides. The 7th Bristol state rep also says police departments everywhere owe it to themselves and the public to require that academy recruits be given in-service training in how to interact with people diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum. “Police lack mental health disorders training,” said Silvia, who was a Fall River cop for 22 years and a major crimes detective before being forced to retire as result of an on-duty injury.

City proclaims April for Autism Awareness

DiMauro thanked the commission for the recognition and for joining in a worldwide effort to raise awareness. Both chiefs and their departments are strong advocates of autism awareness and work closely year-round with the Autism Society of the Keys (ASK). Ambulances and police cars now contain sensory boxes to help comfort anyone in crisis with autism. Last year several police cars were wrapped with autism awareness puzzle pieces, and the school resource officers’ cars remained wrapped. And this is the second year that officers are wearing blue badges to raise awareness. Members of the fire department have printed up special autism awareness shirts featuring the familiar puzzle pieces and using them to raise funds for ASK.

Program in Tampa addresses autism in Spanish for Hispanic families

Program in Tampa addresses autism in Spanish for Hispanic families ‘La hora del cafecito’ (The coffee time) runs for an hour and is live-streamed every Friday on Facebook     From the left. a panel of hostess Maggie Aldana, Lourdes Quinones and Yasmin Castellano during La hora del Cafecito (The Coffee Time), a program designed to help Hispanic parents of children with autism, which began in early 2020. [ Courtesy of Lourdes Quiñones ] Educating Hispanics about how to deal with autism can be even more complicated. Cultural barriers, limited English proficiency, economic status and even the stigma attached to autism can prevent Latino parents from knowing how to act early and find resources and professional help for their children. The capacity of parents to provide care is affected by the stigma they perceive, according to Tampa physical

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