When Logan Passey’s young son hit his head and passed out about a year ago, Passey felt the fear any parent does when their child is hurt and immediately called 911.
But he faced another anxiety — how would his son Bo, who is autistic and was nonspeaking at the time, know how to interact with first responders when they arrived? And would local authorities know how to treat his son?
“It became imperative for me to realize that as my son gets older, and as the autism community becomes more integrated with our daily lives, that when my son works with the police or meets a firefighter, he knows police are good and first responders are good,” Passey said…