In today's health headlines we talk about how emergency situations can be challenging for people with autism but there is a new program trying to help people with autism.
Also, smoking and drinking in pregnancy can 12% higher to lead to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) .
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS CAN BEDIFFICULT FOR THOSE WITH AUTISM.WHETHER IT'S FEARING OFFICERS ORSIRENS... HAVING COMMUNICATIONBARRIERS..
OR RUNNINGAND HIDING INSTEAD OF SEEKINGHELP.BUT THERE'S A NEW PROGRAM INCHIPPEWA COUNTY FOR LAWENFORCEMENTOFFICERS... AIMED AT REMOVINGTHOSE BARRIERS... AND IMPROVINGINTERACTIONS.PAUL STEENO HAS THE DETAILS.MEET KADEN.NATS:07-:11SOUND KELLI FENLON / PARENT"HE'S SO LOVING AND BRINGS JOYTO ANYBODY WHO KNOWS HIM."KADEN HAS AUTISM AND DOWNSYNDROME.
THE NEW LEAAP PROGRAMWILL HELP POLICE OFFICERS KEEPHIMSAFER IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.THE BRAIN BEHIND IT ALL ISCHIPPEWA COUNTY SHERIFF MICHAELBITNAR.:23-:37SOUND / SHERIFF MICHAEL BITNAR /CHIPPEWA COUNTY"OFTEN TIMES PEOPLE WITH AUTISMESPECIALLY CHILDREN IF THEYDON'T KNOW THE PEOPLE THEYARE AFRAID OF THEM SO GETTINGTHAT COMMUNICATION AND GETTINGTO MEET FACE-TO-FACE IS IMPORTANT."TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL,DEPUTIES MET FAMILIES WITHAUTISTIC CHILDREN OVER THESUMMER AT THE COUNTY FAIR.SOUND NO SUPER"WE WERE ALL SURPRISED BY HOWMANY INDIVIDUALS THERE WERE.THERE ARE OVER 100 IN CHIPPEWACOUNTY."CENTRIA HEALTH EMPLOYEES HAVEPROVIDED INPUT TO BETTER WHATTHEY BELIEVE IS AN IMPORTANTPROGRAM.:59-1:15SOUND / CASSIDEE UTTERBACK /CENTRIA AUTISM OUTREACHSPECIALIST"JUST HAVING THAT ADDITIONALTRAINING TO GO INTO A SITUATION....OKAY I NEED TO BE ON MYTOES....THIS KID MIGHT BERESPONDING IN A NEGATIVE WAYHOWEVER THIS IS HOW THEY'RECOPING.
I THINKTHEY JUST NEED TO HAVE THATEXTRA AWARENESS AND THIS ISGOING TO BE HUGE."ALL FAMILIES THAT SIGN UP FORTHE LEAAP PROGRAM GET A LOGOSTICKER TO PUT ON THEIR CARS ANDHOUSES.SOUND NO SUPER"I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL THATTHERE WOULD BE SOMEIDENTIFIER...THEY WOULD KNOWTHAT KADENISN'T VERY VERBAL AND THAT HEHAS SPECIAL NEEDS."DEPUTIES ALSO RECEIVED TRAININGON HOW TO INTERACT MOREEFFECTIVELY WITH AUTISTICCHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES INEMERGENCY SITUATIONS.SMOKING AND DRINKING WHILEPREGNANT... CAN GREATLY INCREASETHE RISK FOR SUDDENINFANT DEATH SYNDROME.THAT'S ACCORDING TO A NEWSTUDY... WHICH LOOKED AT DATAFROM NEARLY 12-THOUSANDPREGNANCIES.IT FOUND... THE RISK FOR SIDSINCREASED NEARLY 12 FOLD FORINFANTS WHOSEMOTHERS SMOKED AND DRANK...BEYOND THE FIRST TRIMESTER.THAT'S COMPARED TO THE BABIESWHO WERE NOT EXPOSED TOTOBACCO OR ALCOHOLWHILE IN THE WOMB... OR THOSEWHOSE MOTHERS HAD QUIT EARLY INTHEI