Please Circulate Far & Wide!
>
>Dennis Debbaudt's Autism Risk & Safety Newsletter Spring 2006!!
>
>I hope everybody is having a great Spring!!!
>
>I'm working on a new format for this newsletter, a web log at
>http://www.autismriskmanagement.com/ When this is ready, we'll switch over
>to the web based newsletter and save everybody some WWW bandwidth!
>
>I want to say a BIG thanks to everyone who is working so hard to build
>partnerships with our law enforcement, first response and criminal justice
>communities. I've been on the road a ton--only with the blessing of my wife
>Gay and son Brad--and only with your help and support. We've got more to
>do,
>but our good word is getting positive feedback everywhere. I'll report on
>this soon at the new b-log.
>
>In the meantime, we'll keep this newsletter short!
>
>Dennis
>
>Here's What's Up:
>
>1) ASA Safe and Sound and Emergency Preparedness campaigns
>2 Book Review
>3) Autism One Radio
>4) Autism Society of Ontario web cast
>5) ASA-Autism and Criminal Justice Survey
>6) Maine Criminal Justice Academy Mandates Autism Training for 2007
>7) Non Permanent ID Tattoos
>
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>
>ASA Safe and Sound and Emergency Preparedness Campaigns
>
>Hurricane season is only two weeks away. Down here we're getting prepared.
>An autism emergency can happen any day. Visit the ASA web site
>http://www.autism-society.org and type in Safe and Sound and also Emergency
>Preparedness for some great products and
>information!
>
>Also check out ASA's current issue of the Autism Advocate newsletter for
>my
>report Autism Risk and Safety: Hometown Heroes!
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>
>Book Review by Dennis Debbaudt
>
>Finding a Different Kind of Normal: Misadventures with Asperger Syndrome
>by Jeanette Purkis
>Foreword by Donna Williams
>Paperback, ISBN-10: 1-84310-416-4 ISBN-13: 9781843104162, 192pp, 2006,
>www.jkp.com
>
>
>In this outstanding first effort author Jeanette Purkis describes in fine
>and clear writing style, and with complete candor, her social difficulties
>growing up in England and Australia; the misunderstandings and bullying she
>endured during adolescence; her drift from organized religion to the
>embrace
>of socialist politics and living the rebel life; her experiences with and
>within Australian criminal justice and correctional systems; and the
>eventual discovery and acceptance of her Asperger Syndrome.
>
>Jeanette details the difficulties of living with undiagnosed, then
>unaccepted, Asperger Syndrome as she illuminates social awareness dilemmas
>that resulted in her making false friendships during her volatile young
>adult life. Jeanette also reports on how those friendships led her into "go
>along to get along" situations that put her at risk--and in and out of
>jail.
>
>Ultimately, Jeanette's tough and emerging inner resolve to change her
>life--and seemingly serendipitous contact with other adults on the spectrum
>and people who understand ASD--led her out of the grim, confusing existence
>of street life in Melbourne and the vicious cycle of incarceration in
>Australian prisons, to a successful career in art, film making and public
>speaking.
>
>Jeanette's descriptive, easy-to-read writing voice was found right on the
>first page and kept this reader's interest throughout the 192 pages.
>Finding
>A Different Kind of Normal offers straightforward and extremely valuable
>introspective advice and hope for young people with ASD and their families.
>This advice is oftentimes best heard from individuals who live every day
>with autism spectrum disorders. The hope is something we all can learn
>from.
>
>Jeanette confided in a recent interview, "I hope this book will help others
>get some insight into ASD."
>
>Jeanette, it would be hard not to!
>
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>_____________________________________________
>
>Autism One Radio
>
>The Autism Risk and Safety Show is now up and running on Autism One Radio.
>An interview with Walter Coles, retired RCMP officer and next week an
>interview (May 25th) author Jeanette Purkis
>
>Host Dennis Debbaudt interviews Walter Coles, a retired Royal Canadian
>Mounted Police (RCMP) officer and specialist in the interview of persons
>with disabilities.
>
>As an RCMP investigator in the 1980's and 90's, Walter Coles investigated
>hundreds of cases of victimization of persons with disabilities. Walter has
>written on the issue since 1990, and played a key role in the development
>of
>the curriculum and video Admissible In Court: Interviewing Witnesses Who
>Live with Disabilities. Walter is currently working as a Family School
>Liaison Counselor in Alberta. He discusses his experiences and shares tips
>about keeping students who have autism safe.
>
>More information at: http://www.autismone.org/radio/default.cfm?radio=news
>
>See you at the Autism One conference in Chicago May 25th and 26th!
>____________________________________________________________________________
>_____________________________________________
>
>Autism Society of Ontario (ASO) web cast
>
>Visit the ASO web site at http://autismsociety.on.ca/ scroll down to the
>Dennis Debbaudt links at the home page to their web cast site. This is a
>first for me: a web TV conference. This session features viewing of the
>Autism & Law Enforcement Roll Call Briefing video in its entirety. Best of
>all---it's free and translated into French, too. Check it out!
>____________________________________________________________________________
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>
>ASA-Autism and Criminal Justice Survey
>
>ASA and its partners are currently developing a training curriculum and
>materials for crime victim-serving professionals, individuals with autism
>spectrum disorders, and families and care providers.
>
>ASA needs your input. The two surveys--one for individuals with autism
>spectrum disorders and their care providers; one for professionals who
>serve
>crime victims--have been designed to gather information about crime and
>individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
>
>Please fill out the appropriate survey below and forward this message to
>others.
>
>Survey for Individuals with Autism and Families & Caregivers:
>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=581552000509
>
>Survey for Professionals Who Serve Crime Victim:
>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=249952000624
>
>It will only take a few minutes and your privacy is assured!
>
>____________________________________________________________________________
>________________________
>
>Maine Criminal Justice Academy Mandates Autism Training for 2007
>
>This just in from Maine Autism & Law Enforcement trainer, autism dad and
>friend, and U.S. Probation Officer Matt Brown:
>
>"The Maine Criminal Justice Academy, which trains all new police recruits,
>is now including one hour for each new recruit class on autism response.
>The
>training will be mandatory for all officers on the street by 2007!
>
>Requests for training have been overwhelming! In Portland, officers who had
>attended my training advised that they located a non-verbal wanderer just
>as
>he was approaching a water source."
>
>Great News, Matt!
>
>Check out the 2006 editions of Autism Spectrum Quarterly for mine and
>Matt's
>three issue series on the formation of the Autism Response Team. More info
>at: http://www.ASQuarterly.com/
>
>____________________________________________________________________________
>
>Non Permanent ID Tattoos
>
>I've long reported on the value of high and low tech options for children
>and adults with autism. some may recall the story from my book about the
>creative mom who made up non permanent tattoos for her son who would not
>otherwise tolerate anything attached to him.
>
>Tattoos With A Purpose is an outlet for those who are looking for options
>to
>address personal ID for people who cannot speak for themselves. I spoke
>recently withCindi Aldrich who operates this company in Royal Oak,
>Michigan.
>Cindi will personalize, design and take orders large and small for non
>permanent tattooos. Lots of appications (pardon the pun) here. Cindi also
>offers bulk purchase discounts.
>
>Email Cindi at [log in to unmask] or visit her web site:
>http://tattooswithapurpose.com/
>
>____________________________________________________________________________
>_____________________________________________
>
>A Personal Note and THANKS!!
>
>Again and always, I want to thank my wife Gay and son Brad for allowing me
>to get out here and do this work. They continue to and will always be my
>anchors.
>
>I'll be up in Rockford and Chicago, Illinois next week, at Palm Beach
>County
>School Police and the Florida Chiefs of Police conference in June and at
>the
>ASA conference awards ceremony in July.
>
>A full calendar will be at the web site soon. I'm now booking Fall 2006 and
>full calendar 2007! give me a call at 772-398-9756--Brad may answer and
>want
>to yack. Let him know you want to talk to me, or have a good chat with him.
>He's a totally cool guy.
>
>I'm always seeking feedback, advice and information. Please send it my way!
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>
>Let's all have a Good Spring and THANK YOU!!!! to all who have encouraged
>me
>over the years!
>
>Dennis
>
>
>
>Please circulate far and wide!
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