ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS
CURRICULUM
Content reviewed by a reputable autism organization Discussion of considerations for police dispatchers
INSTRUCTIONAL/LEARNING PRACTICES
Training delivered by a law enforcement professional jointly with a trained/licensed clinician (often useful because the characteristics of autism are varied) Involvement of an autistic individual and/or autism community engagement Presentation of in-the-moment-scenarios and vignettes to be considered as a table-top exercise or in break-out groups Opportunities for review and discussion of the potential responses in given scenarios with feedback/critique from trainer(s) Role playing with “actors” to simulate in-the-moment scenarios, capitalizing on the effectiveness of incorporating role-playing vs. purely lecture-based training Use of headset simulators to allow officers to experience situations from the autistic person’s perspective
EVALUATION MEASURES
Methodology for gathering measurable outcomes to determine the training’s effectiveness on performance in real world settings
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