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Trish Ieraci

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180 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Trish Ieraci:Understanding Autism Saves Lives: One Trainer's Mission to Transform Police Interactions

So, you know, you're going to a house where you think you're going to be finding a fugitive that you're looking for, but that fugitive isn't living there and it's my son that's answering the door. And how are you going to approach him and how are you going to interact with him? Again, you are you're going in. There is a fugitive that you're looking for. He is in the house.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Trish Ieraci:Understanding Autism Saves Lives: One Trainer's Mission to Transform Police Interactions

So, you know, you're going to a house where you think you're going to be finding a fugitive that you're looking for, but that fugitive isn't living there and it's my son that's answering the door. And how are you going to approach him and how are you going to interact with him? Again, you are you're going in. There is a fugitive that you're looking for. He is in the house.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Trish Ieraci:Understanding Autism Saves Lives: One Trainer's Mission to Transform Police Interactions

So, you know, you're going to a house where you think you're going to be finding a fugitive that you're looking for, but that fugitive isn't living there and it's my son that's answering the door. And how are you going to approach him and how are you going to interact with him? Again, you are you're going in. There is a fugitive that you're looking for. He is in the house.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Trish Ieraci:Understanding Autism Saves Lives: One Trainer's Mission to Transform Police Interactions

And lo and behold, you know, his son's cousin is over and the cousin is under the spectrum. And you're coming in, you know, guns drawn and everything. And you have this autistic individual in the household. I use a scenario with my own son. My own son before the age of 18 was subpoenaed twice. And one case, my son was a victim. The other case, my son was a witness.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Trish Ieraci:Understanding Autism Saves Lives: One Trainer's Mission to Transform Police Interactions

And lo and behold, you know, his son's cousin is over and the cousin is under the spectrum. And you're coming in, you know, guns drawn and everything. And you have this autistic individual in the household. I use a scenario with my own son. My own son before the age of 18 was subpoenaed twice. And one case, my son was a victim. The other case, my son was a witness.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Trish Ieraci:Understanding Autism Saves Lives: One Trainer's Mission to Transform Police Interactions

And lo and behold, you know, his son's cousin is over and the cousin is under the spectrum. And you're coming in, you know, guns drawn and everything. And you have this autistic individual in the household. I use a scenario with my own son. My own son before the age of 18 was subpoenaed twice. And one case, my son was a victim. The other case, my son was a witness.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Trish Ieraci:Understanding Autism Saves Lives: One Trainer's Mission to Transform Police Interactions

The case where my son was a witness, he witnessed his friend being beat up. By an adult, you know, both were 17 and under. So the adult, you know, was like 19 and over. Thank God there was a U.S. marshal. I don't know if he lived there. He was just driving through the area. I don't know.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Trish Ieraci:Understanding Autism Saves Lives: One Trainer's Mission to Transform Police Interactions

The case where my son was a witness, he witnessed his friend being beat up. By an adult, you know, both were 17 and under. So the adult, you know, was like 19 and over. Thank God there was a U.S. marshal. I don't know if he lived there. He was just driving through the area. I don't know.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Trish Ieraci:Understanding Autism Saves Lives: One Trainer's Mission to Transform Police Interactions

The case where my son was a witness, he witnessed his friend being beat up. By an adult, you know, both were 17 and under. So the adult, you know, was like 19 and over. Thank God there was a U.S. marshal. I don't know if he lived there. He was just driving through the area. I don't know.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Trish Ieraci:Understanding Autism Saves Lives: One Trainer's Mission to Transform Police Interactions

But he was there and he was able to help defuse the situation, contact me and have me sort of come pick up my son. So you just you don't know. Now, law enforcement, even though they're not on the clock, they are working all the time. And again, aware of that. So you don't know when you're going to encounter. It could be on the job. It could be on your own personal time.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Trish Ieraci:Understanding Autism Saves Lives: One Trainer's Mission to Transform Police Interactions

But he was there and he was able to help defuse the situation, contact me and have me sort of come pick up my son. So you just you don't know. Now, law enforcement, even though they're not on the clock, they are working all the time. And again, aware of that. So you don't know when you're going to encounter. It could be on the job. It could be on your own personal time.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Trish Ieraci:Understanding Autism Saves Lives: One Trainer's Mission to Transform Police Interactions

But he was there and he was able to help defuse the situation, contact me and have me sort of come pick up my son. So you just you don't know. Now, law enforcement, even though they're not on the clock, they are working all the time. And again, aware of that. So you don't know when you're going to encounter. It could be on the job. It could be on your own personal time.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Trish Ieraci:Understanding Autism Saves Lives: One Trainer's Mission to Transform Police Interactions

So, you know, you should be prepared. That's all because you don't know. And you hear about these situations where they go and they do a complete 180 and, you know, what I refer to as a nanosecond. Right. I'm realistic. I know that I'm not going to totally eliminate, but would I like to see those numbers come down? Yes, I would. Education is a powerful tool.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Trish Ieraci:Understanding Autism Saves Lives: One Trainer's Mission to Transform Police Interactions

So, you know, you should be prepared. That's all because you don't know. And you hear about these situations where they go and they do a complete 180 and, you know, what I refer to as a nanosecond. Right. I'm realistic. I know that I'm not going to totally eliminate, but would I like to see those numbers come down? Yes, I would. Education is a powerful tool.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Trish Ieraci:Understanding Autism Saves Lives: One Trainer's Mission to Transform Police Interactions

So, you know, you should be prepared. That's all because you don't know. And you hear about these situations where they go and they do a complete 180 and, you know, what I refer to as a nanosecond. Right. I'm realistic. I know that I'm not going to totally eliminate, but would I like to see those numbers come down? Yes, I would. Education is a powerful tool.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Trish Ieraci:Understanding Autism Saves Lives: One Trainer's Mission to Transform Police Interactions

And the more tools that I can give somebody to interact and work in a positive manner with these individuals, the better off we're all going to be in the long run.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Trish Ieraci:Understanding Autism Saves Lives: One Trainer's Mission to Transform Police Interactions

And the more tools that I can give somebody to interact and work in a positive manner with these individuals, the better off we're all going to be in the long run.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Trish Ieraci:Understanding Autism Saves Lives: One Trainer's Mission to Transform Police Interactions

And the more tools that I can give somebody to interact and work in a positive manner with these individuals, the better off we're all going to be in the long run.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Trish Ieraci:Understanding Autism Saves Lives: One Trainer's Mission to Transform Police Interactions

I work with county. I work with state. I work with the sheriff's department. And, you know, I have gone in and spoken to the U.S. Marshals. I've met with them. I continue to get into more and more agencies. Here in Maryland, we go and we have the chief of police for the department. Then you go and you have a chief that oversees the whole county.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Trish Ieraci:Understanding Autism Saves Lives: One Trainer's Mission to Transform Police Interactions

I work with county. I work with state. I work with the sheriff's department. And, you know, I have gone in and spoken to the U.S. Marshals. I've met with them. I continue to get into more and more agencies. Here in Maryland, we go and we have the chief of police for the department. Then you go and you have a chief that oversees the whole county.