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Graves Co, KY: First responders, caregivers to get free autism safety training

Dec 14, 2023, WPSD, Paducah, KY: Free autism safety training for first responders, caregivers https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/free-autism-safety-training-for-first-responders-caregivers/article_973a7704-9a69-11ee-aebb-9f7ec812c141.html

GRAVES COUNTY, KY — The Kentucky Autism Training Center will be in Mayfield, Kentucky on Thursday, December 14 for two safety training sessions.

The first session, from 10 a.m. until noon, will be for first responders; the second, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m., will be for caregivers.

In both sessions, participants will review autistic characteristics and how emergency and/or safety situations may be impacted, along with local, state-wide, and national autism resources.

First responders will learn how to engage, respond to, and interact with autistics, including communication and de-escalation strategies.

Caregivers will review strategies that local first responders have learned to engage and support autistics.


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