Dennis Debbaudt’s four hour instruction of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Recognition, Response & Risk Management: High Risk Contacts with Autistic Individuals is for community and campus based law enforcement, school resource officers, sheriff’s deputies, MT DOJ investigators, FBI/other federal law enforcement personnel, emergency medical services (EMS) professionals, emergency call center/911 dispatchers, fire department, correctional facility personnel, judicial officers, juvenile justice or youth court, tribal law enforcement and tribal schools, public school administrators and personnel, and families of individuals with autism.

The training will focus on identification of individuals at varied independence levels, recognition & disclosure of autism spectrum disorder (ASD); communication tips, sensory and scene management tips; search and rescue of missing & vulnerable children and adults, development of vulnerable/voluntary informational data bases, search and rescue, suspicious persons contacts; persons in crisis emergencies with/aggression; use of force/custody; interview of autistic victim, witness or suspect, threat assessment and partnership opportunities with autism support organizations & related training policies.