Babylon Village, NY Patch
April 22, 2024
Suffolk Sheriff’s Office Enhances Support for LI’s Autism Community
(Excerpt) New York has the third highest rate of adults living with autism spectrum disorder in the United States, according to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention.
With these stats in mind, the Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon’s Office teamed up with Long Island’s Winters Center for Autism, or WCA, a non-profit dedicated to helping autistic adults, to support communication between emergency personnel and autistic adults in emergency situations.
Tools include cards with visual aids and tips for communication that will be distributed to first responders and will also be available at WCA for its many members who take public transportation to the center.
With these stats in mind, the Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon’s Office teamed up with Long Island’s Winters Center for Autism, or WCA, a non-profit dedicated to helping autistic adults, to support communication between emergency personnel and autistic adults in emergency situations.
Tools include cards with visual aids and tips for communication that will be distributed to first responders and will also be available at WCA for its many members who take public transportation to the center.
