Dangerous encounters-- avoiding perilous situations with autism : a streetwise guide for all emergency responders, retailers, and parents /

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'Bill masterfully translates and suggests how to interpret common behaviors of people with autism for law enforcers, rescue personnel and other first responders. However, all people desiring a deeper understanding in making the world a safer and more understandable place for people with autism...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Davis, Bill, 1953-
Other Authors: Schunick, Wendy Goldband, 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002.
Subjects:
Autism.
Autism > Miscellanea.
Emergency medical personnel.
Communication in emergency medicine.
Risk-taking (Psychology)
Autistic Disorder
Risk-Taking
Safety
Emergency Medical Technicians > education
Police > education
Autisme.
Autisme > Miscellanées.
Personnel médical d'urgence.
Communication en médecine d'urgence.
Prise de risque.
Disability: Social Aspects.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Autism
Communication in emergency medicine
Emergency medical personnel
Trivia and miscellanea
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Chapter 1 What is Autism?; Chapter 2 Why Training is Needed; Chapter 3 Characteristics of Autism; Chapter 4 Why Law Enforcement might be Called; Chapter 5 How to Communicate; Chapter 6 Challenging Circumstances for Emergency Responders; Chapter 7 Particular Challenges for Ambulance and Emergency Room Workers; Chapter 8 Fire Rescue; Chapter 9 Shoplifting and Store Disturbances; Chapter 10 How Emergency Responders and Parents; Chapter 11 Preventing Problems in Everyday Life; EPILOGUE; INDEX.

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