Dr. Jenelle Abnett spoke at the Maryland State Firemen's Association Conference. 
Ocean City, Maryland June 17th, 2024

Neurodiversity and Safe Encounters for first responders: A look into neurodiversity and autism in order to create safer, more inclusive encounters. Did you know that individuals with autism are 3x more likely to die from injury? Neurodiverse children with heighten sensory sensitivity are more likely to run back into or hide during a fire due to sensory overload. Water related deaths are 160x more likely for children with autism. Through proper training on neurodiversity we can help lower these statistics and create a safer community
 for all.   https://convention.msfa.org/event/neurodiversity-the-first-responder/