FREE to Police, Firemen, EMS and other community service members on the front lines.
Please take a moment to read this article…
Cop shoots caretaker of autistic man playing in the street with toy truck
July 2016
When a 23-year-old autistic man carrying a toy truck wandered from a mental health center out into the street Monday, a worker there named Charles Kinsey went to retrieve him.
A few minutes later the autistic man was still sitting cross-legged blocking the roadway while playing with the small, rectangular white toy. And Kinsey was prone on the ground next to him — a bullet from an assault rifle fired by a police officer having struck his leg.
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Could this happen here?
Absolutely. Please join us for this free training. Why should you attend? Here are just a few reasons…
- Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in the United States and the prevalence of autism continues to rise each year.
- One out of every 68 children born today has some form of autism and boys are one in 42. We almost always think of autism as if the disorder only affects children. In the next ten years more than 500,000 children with autism will become adults with autism.
- As the autism population ages, more and more of those diagnosed will be functioning in society with greater independence.
- Those with autism are seven times more likely to have an encounter with a law enforcement officer and are often victims of crime.
This workshop will teach you:
- The common behaviors those with autism exhibit;
- How to de-escalate a situation;
- How to have a successful encounter with a person with autism.
Learn from a Police Lieutenant’s personal experience about having a son with autism and how his life has changed as a result of his son’s disorder.
About the Speaker: Lieutenant Mark Farrar, Akron Police Department
Lieutenant Farrar is a 19 year veteran with the Akron Police Department. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Akron in 2005. He is also a certified Ohio Police Officer Training Commission instructor. For the last six years, Mark has traveled all over the State of Ohio teaching police officers, dispatchers, fire fighters, EMS workers and anyone who is likely to encounter autism in their work life the human side of autism. He is the proud father of a 10 year old son with Aspergers Syndrome. Lieutenant Farrar teaches with passion and with goals to educate and raise awareness on this increasingly common disorder. You will not only come away with a much greater knowledge about the disorder, you will be provided with practical ways to respond to encounters with those on the spectrum.