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From Both Sides of the Desk — Autism, Family & the First Response Gap With Jennifer Kaufman
Today’s guest is Jennifer Kaufman — principal of a school for students with autism, founder of First Response Autism, and author of Grandparenting on the Spectrum: A Journey from Both Sides of the Desk.
Jennifer trains police, medics, and firefighters to recognize and respond to autism with patience instead of panic — and she’s living it every day as the grandmother of a seven-year-old on the spectrum.
In this episode we talk about:
The reality that 93% of accidental deaths among autistic individuals involve water — and what responders can do about it.
How to recognize autism on-scene vs…
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