Autistic teenager has mental health meltdown at apartment, Chicago IL
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, a 15-year-old autistic and ADHD teenager had a meltdown, screaming and refusing to go to school at an apartment near East 40th Street. The mother was unable to calm him. Fire and ambulance units were dispatched.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 07
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Transcript:
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We've got a mental health disturbance near East 40th Street.
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Apartment 4 on the 4th floor.
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The son, 15,
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having a meltdown, suffers from autism, ADHD, screaming and yelling, refusing to go to school.
00:16
He's been unable to calm them down.
00:19
Looks like fire is going to.
00:23
Ambulance 57, and Engine 45 is on the way over there.
00:27
Good morning, I'm sorry.
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Two on five.
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Okay.
00:36
I don't know if she's coming out.
00:38
She was rambling.
00:45
Oh, wait a second.
00:50
Are you CIT[1] trained, right?
00:54
Negative. I like advice.
00:57
Um,
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okay.
01:07
Well, I copy the advice, however, if there's anybody CIT[1] trying to go with 212, just in case near 40th Street.
01:16
So I'm a mental disturbance.
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2.23, I'm not CIT[1], but I'll go with 212.
01:27
Okay, 2224-2-2-24.
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It's a 15-year-old,
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autistic,
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ADHD, screaming and yelling, giving the mother a problem.
01:39
And fire's on the way over there, too.
01:44
Okay.
Police codes explained
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[1]
CIT: Crisis Intervention Team (mental health-related call)
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Location mentioned:
E 40th St, Chicago, IL 60653
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