| 18
year old Alex Bain wants
to be the first autistic to run Prince Edward Island from tip to tip. Alex
is a member of the PEI
RoadRunners, and was their 2004
Rookie of the Year & 2005
Inspirational Runner of the Year. Race photos and stats from his two
year career can be found at Alex's
Running & Race Page. Alex is a graduate of Bluefield
High School. You can read more about Alex in a Brief I wrote to a Senate
Committee in 2005: Autistic
Success
His mom "jypsy" (janet
norman-bain) will pace Alex on her bike. I also have an Autism Spectrum
Diagnosis, Asperger's Syndrome, as does another of my four children.
The Bain Family resides
in Oyster
Bed Bridge.
Contact
jypsy
& Alex
Dennis Debbaudt (Police
and Autism and Autism
Risk and Safety Management) is an internationally recognized expert
on law enforcement and safety for autistic individuals. Debbaudt's presentations
inform Law Enforcement officers, First Responders, Medical and School personnel,
about how to identify and respond to an autistic person. Dennis will also
address on the many ways that parents and caregivers can keep their child
secure and safe both in the home and in the community. He presents to law
enforcement agencies in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom. His
materials are in use by police departments around the world.Dennis' September
27 seminars on PEI will be his first in the Atlantic Provinces.
A Detroit native,
he now resides with his wife, Gay, and autistic son, Brad, in South Florida.
Contact
Dennis
Debbaudt
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