Law Enforcement Training for Autism

A recent Virginia case in which an teenager with Asperger's was sentenced by jury to ten-and-a-half years in prison for assaulting a police officer is a horrible tragedy for all concerned. News accounts reported that the teen went…

The Windsor Star reports a great idea coming from our neighbors to the north in having local police departments create a voluntary online registry of citizens with autism in their community. A successful pilot project exists in Ottawa,…

A wrongful death suit against the Los Angeles Police Department highlights the need for police to be properly trained in recognizing and interacting with children with autism.Mohammad Chaudhry, a twenty-eight year old Pakistani-American…