Autistic 988 Callers Needed for Los Angeles Times Story

Journalist curious about lived experience with 988 Hello. My name is Corinne Purtill, and I'm a reporter at the Los Angeles Times. I am working on a story about the experiences autistic people have had calling 988, and what could be done to make the service more accessible and helpful for autistic people. If anyone would be open to telling me about your own experiences with 988 or thoughts about the service, I would really like to hear them. These could be positive experiences, negative ones, or thoughts about what volunteers could/should do differently when assisting an autistic caller or texter. If you would like to be in touch privately, please email me at [email redacted]. If you are ok talking to me on the record - meaning that I can refer to you by name in the article, and quote things that you said - that's great. If you would rather just tell me your experience on background - meaning that any conversation we have is just for my own information, and won't be referred to in any article - that's great too. In any case, I won't include anyone's name or experience in a story without first very clearly confirming with you that you are comfortable with that. Thanks very much!