Missing Children on the Autism Spectrum: Tips for Response and Interaction
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Missing Children on the Autism Spectrum: Tips for Response and Interaction

Duration: 1h 30m | Recorded on April 17, 2019

Gain an understanding of the issue of wandering/elopement among children and teenagers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). During the webinar, you will learn effective ways to identify and respond to, and interact with affected individuals and their family members.

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What's In It For You

Upon completion of this webinar, you will be able to: * Identify the basics of ASD wandering/elopement: how often it’s happening, when it’s happening, why it’s happening * Discuss and illustrate how to respond to missing children with autism: where to search and how to interact with family members and recovered individuals * Describe resources, tools and strategies to help reduce associated risks in local communities

Is This Training For You?

* Community Member * Community Corrections Officer * Court System Personnel * Educator * Emergency Management * Law Enforcement * Law Enforcement Support * Prosecutors * Social Workers * Tribes/Tribal Partners * Victim Service Providers

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Instructors
- Lori McIlwain
Lori McIlwain   Co-Founder, National Autism Association

Lori McIlwain is the mother of a teenage son with autism spectrum disorder and co-founder of the National Autism Association. In 2007, she began advocating for federal resources to reduce and eliminate injuries and deaths associated with autism-related wandering. In 2012, Ms. McIlwain assisted the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in creating federal search and rescue guidelines for missing children with special needs, and in 2019 she presented on the topic of wandering among children with autism spectrum disorder at the federal Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.

Lori McIlwain   Co-Founder, National Autism Association

Lori McIlwain is the mother of a teenage son with autism spectrum disorder and co-founder of the National Autism Association. In 2007, she began advocating for federal resources to reduce and eliminate injuries and deaths associated with autism-related wandering. In 2012, Ms. McIlwain assisted the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in creating federal search and rescue guidelines for missing children with special needs, and in 2019 she presented on the topic of wandering among children with autism spectrum disorder at the federal Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.

Contact Information

Jeanette Leitner
(877) 798-7682
jeanette.leitner1969@fvtc.edu
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