IDD & Law Enforcement

ABCs of Disability Planning

Officer Laurie Reyes and Jenn Lynn join me to talk about how to interact with Law Enforcement when your child has an intellectual and/or developmental disability. It's important to introduce your children to your local officers and make sure they know your child's characteristics. Unfortunately, there may be departments that have not been trained. This doesn't mean they are out for your child. Law Enforcement has a very difficult job and is often responding to situations with very little information.

In 2005 Laurie Reyes created what is now called the MCPD Autism/IDD (Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities)/Alzheimer's, Dementia Outreach Unit. The unit began in response to the increase in calls for "critical at risk" persons but has since grown and provides a broad approach to wandering and general safety through, Education (officers, individuals, caregivers, community), Outreach, Empowerment, Follow-Up, and Response. She has presented/partnered and provided guidance both locally and nationally to name just a few, Department of Justice, National Institute of Health, Capitol Hill (Law Enforcement and Autism) Autism Speaks, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and Pathfinders for Autism.

Jenn Lynn, Executive Director of Upcounty Community Resources, Inc., is passionate about helping all families. She is the mother of a teenage son, Jake, with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Anxiety Disorder, Mood Disorder NOS, and Executive Function Disorder. She's also the founder of Empowering Autism Caregivers®, offering to consult, present, and teach law enforcement about Autism, as well as parenting complex children. Read their blog at TheWorldAccordingtoJake.com ®.

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