DC Child Care Connections Collaboration Meeting
AFYI was thrilled to part of the collaboration with DC Child Care Connections again this year. There were so many wonderful nonprofits in attendance offering services to the residence of…
AFYI Trains Prince George’s County Public Schools SRO’s and Security
AFYI conducted the first of hopefully many trainings to the PGC Public Schools Security Officers about Autism. there were approximately 200 officers scheduled for the meeting.
GEMTrain course by AFYI
Now there is a course on Safety and your child with Autism on GEMTrain.org. This website hosts mini courses for parents on challenging topics they encounter parenting a child with…
Meeting with the Maryland Department of Public Defenders
Michelle Grimes and Joyce Benjamin of AFYI met with Mary Pizzo Assistant Public Defender of the Department of Public Defenders and Forensic Mental Health Supervisor in Baltimore about doing a…
AFYI Tours PGC Detention Center
In preparation for training of officers and staff of PGC Detention Center in Upper Marlboro, Dr. Persaud took AFYI on a tour and explanation of what takes place when Police…
Bowie Police Dept. training on Autism Safe Interactions and Recognition
AFYI appreciates the interest and action of Chief Nesky of the Bowie PD to have training for all officers on Autism recognition and interactions. Michelle Grimes and Brad and Kenny…
Dr. Ainisha Persaud Dept. of Corrections Psychologist- Meeting
Autism FYI Org met with Dr. Persaud of the PGCDOC to discuss training of Officers about Autism and how recognize and interact safely in the Corrections environment. We appreciate their…