Savannah, GA. (WTOC) – The Georgia representative house unanimously passed a legislative template that would create a specialized alarm system for missing people with autism.
The representative Carl Gilliard names this legislation as a legislative template for life life and emphasized its importance to quickly localize people with autism spectrum disorders.
The Actism's Autism Act would set up a nationwide alarm system to find missing people with autism spectrum disorders. According to Matties Call, Georgia's existing warning system for missing adults with disabilities, the invoice is modeled.
“The average person who is an autistic person, if they are missing, move towards the motorways and waterways. If we do not find them at a very quick time, the chances that we may not save people's lives,” said Rep. Carl Gilliard, (D)- District 162.
This is all too good for parents like Savanna Jennings. Her son is non-verbal and a high-risk Eoper, which means that he often wander away without recognizing the danger.
“We were in a therapy course, I turned my back for a second and it was more out of the building. It was just so scary,” said Jennings.
If the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is adopted, it would issue warnings with important details such as a description of the missing person and her last known location.
The law enforcement authorities would also instruct to prioritize searching water bodies such as lakes, rivers and pools, since people with autism are often pulled by water.
“This family does not have to wait to say that this person has been missing for six hours. You can immediately say that you don't know where it went from. It was 15 minutes ago. We are concerned. And the GBI can initiate an immediate autism alarm,” said Rep. Gilliard.
For Jennings there is a feeling of consolation to know that this calculation moves forward.
“Being a mother is difficult like it. But if you have a child who has special needs, you want to feel safe.
The draft law is now going to vote on the Senate.
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