When I was growing up in the 1990’s, there were plenty of shows on television that were lighthearted, but there were also shows that were scary to watch as a kid, but now as an adult, the lessons these shows teach are of great importance.
I am, of course, talking about “Rescue 911” which aired from 1989-1996.
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William Shatner was the host of “Rescue 911” during its entire run from 1989-1996
Hosted by William Shatner (Captain Kirk on “Star Trek”), the show features dramatic reenactments of life-threatening situations that mostly come out with happy endings, although there are a few episodes that end on a sad note.
As a neurodiverse individual, I think of “Rescue 911” as sort of like a school safety drill. School safety drills are scary, and we would much rather not go through with them, but they are important because they save our lives and the lives around us.
I mean, the show teaches us what to do if our house catches fire, if we get into a car accident or deal with a tense situation like a hostage crisis.
But I am going to be very honest about one thing: I would watch the story’s intro and then skip over to when the individual is in the ambulance and brought to the hospital.
Seeing the actual moment of crisis take place is and still is very difficult for me to watch from a sensory perspective. In addition, the 911 calls are very bothersome for me to hear because it just makes me uncomfortable both mentally and physically.
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No, it’s not Santa Claus and it’s not the Grinch, but from one of the more humorous episodes of “Rescue 911” involving a burglar getting stuck in a chimney.
I believe that today’s generation of individuals need to get exposure to this docudrama series because this is what happens in real life and we need to know just what to do when that moment comes. However, the one important fact that families need to remember is to watch these episodes together.
You must never watch these episodes alone because what if you get scared or frightened by what you are seeing and have no one to turn to? Some of these episodes include very tense situations like kidnapping or a home invasion. This would certain scare anyone and there is no better security blanket than having some you love sitting next to you.
The truth of the matter is that you can learn something about yourself that you may not realize the first time around and that includes saving a life or knowing what to do when there is an intruder in your house or workplace.
Some episodes also include individuals that ended up being seen differently than what they really are. Take this episode, for example, which involves a special education student saving his classmates aboard a school bus:
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Many medical and rescue professionals got their inspiration from watching “Rescue 911” and some of them just happened to be neurodiverse. For one thing, “Rescue 911” may have taught us some things that we never learned in school or within our own family circles.
Still, these kinds of shows are frightening and it’s a good idea to have our neurodiverse children and loved ones never watch these kinds of shows alone despite the fact of how important they really are.
Who knows?
Maybe shows like “Rescue 911” can bring neurodiverse and disabled families together just as much as neurotypical families.
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Catch you all later!!
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