Trish Ieraci:Understanding Autism Saves Lives: One Trainer's Mission to Transform Police Interactions

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me the World

Tony Mantor

Alternative Health, Never Give Up, Health & Fitness, Entertainment, Mental Health, Autism Acceptance, Autism, Autism Awareness, Celebrities, Special Needs, Positivity

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🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Send us a text Trish Ieraci, founder of Teaching Individuals About Autism (TIA), takes us deep into the critical gap between law enforcement training and successful interactions with the autism community. With powerful clarity, she dismantles the narrow stereotype that autism only affects severely impaired children, explaining how this misconception creates dangerous situations when officers encounter well-spoken, educated autistic adults. "You meet one person with autism, you meet one perso...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Why Not Me the World Podcast, hosted by Tony Mayator.
0:11.6	Broadcasting from Music City, USA, Nashville, Tennessee.
0:18.0	Join us as our guests tell us their stories
0:20.9	Some will make you laugh
0:22.5	Some will make you cry
0:24.3	Real life people
0:26.9	Who will inspire
0:28.8	And show that you are not alone
0:32.5	In this world
0:34.0	Hopefully you gain more awareness
0:37.1	Acceptance and a better understanding
0:40.3	for autism around the world.
0:47.3	Hi, I'm Tony Mantor. Welcome to Why Not Me the World, Humanity Over Handcusts, the Silent Crisis, Special Event.
1:00.0	Joining us today is Trish Iracey. She founded a company named Tia, which stands for teaching individuals about autism.
1:09.6	She possesses invaluable insights, and we are truly
1:13.3	honored to have her on the show. Thanks for coming on. Well, thank you for having me.
1:18.1	So if you would, tell me a little bit about what you do. I am an autism awareness trainer.
1:23.9	I specifically work with law enforcement, and I give them the tools to recognize when
1:32.2	somebody is under the spectrum. I give them suggestions on how to de-escalate a situation,
1:39.4	how to handle a situation. One of the big things that I'm finding out, Tony, is that when I'm speaking
1:46.8	about individuals under the spectrum, it seems like a lot of people, and I'm not just talking
1:52.9	law enforcement, go to those that are a severe, B, that are children. So I also educate them that you can have, yes, those individuals that are severe, they need the 24-7 care, 365.
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