Streetsboro police are now better prepared to support people with autism

The Streetsboro Police Department now keeps kits like this in its patrol cars. Photo via Hussman Institute for Autism

Streetsboro police are now better prepared to support people with autism

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Streetsboro police have a new toolkit to help officers interact with and comfort people with autism.

The department has now stocked each patrol car with an “autism sensory kit,” donated free of charge from the Hussman Institute for Autism, a Maryland organization dedicated to improving the lives of people and families affected by autism.

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