Database lets police help kids with special needs

The Autism News | English

By WCSH6 | NBC

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Police in southern Maine are hoping technology will help them find children with autism much faster.

They’re adding people with special needs to their database that already includes personal information about patients with alzheimer’s.

Scarborough police officer, Doug Weed’s, daughter has autism. He says many kids on the spectrum are attracted to water, or even certain colors. They also have different word triggers that can spark a connection with an officer trying to help.

This is all information police in Scarborough and South Portland say would be helpful to have at their fingertips when responding to a missing person case.

If your child goes missing, a map immediately comes up of the area around your house or the child’s school. It also shows all of the child’s information along with a photograph.

If you live in South Portland or in Scarborough and would like to add your child to the database, click on one of the links:

Scarborough Sign Up
South Portland Sign Up

Source: http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=113181&catid=2

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