Show Notes
What’s the best way to educate police officers about autism?
Camille Proctor, the mother of an adolescent autistic boy, shares how she teaches her son to interact with police officers, and vice versa, how she trains police officers to interact with autistic people.
Camille Proctor is the founder of The Color of Autism, a non-profit organization committed to educating and assisting African American families with autistic children.
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This conversation with Camille Proctor was originally released on December 2, 2021.
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Building Efficacy in the African American Community, with Camille Proctor
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