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HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — A Warner Robins mother has gathered 28,000 signatures on a petition calling for specialized autism training for law enforcement officers after an encounter involving her autistic ...

First responders participated in training that will help them recognize those with autism-related behaviors — and be of ...

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — An incident between a Bixby police officer and a 12-year-old with autism is prompting a Broken Arrow woman to take action. The officer is pursuing charges of assault and battery ...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCIV) — Symptoms related to autism have been around for centuries, and they've often been misdiagnosed. The idea of autism is still fairly new. The first diagnosis came out in the ...

$25,000 REWARD IF IT LEADS TO AN ARREST. WELL, OMAHA POLICE HOST FIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FROM NEBRASKA AND IOWA FOR AUTISM TRAINING. THE WORKSHOP FOCUSED ON HOW TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ...

BETTENDORF, Iowa — Illinois law enforcement will soon be trained on how to interact with people with autism. That's thanks to a law that went into effect on Jan. 1. According to the Autism Society, ...

April is National Autism Awareness Month, and it’s also a time of transition. Students and recent graduates, including neurodiverse teenagers, begin to seek places in the professional world. In the ...

Burrell School District has qualified for training from a state Department of Education program to bolster the effectiveness of its program for autistic students. Burrell will receive the free ...

Rock Autism and Squeaky Wheel have joined forces to unleash Rock Autism’s Character Animation Program in Squeaky Wheel’s Main Street studio space. This newly created Character Animation Program works ...

SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — The first of three days of police autism training is underway after an interaction between South Fulton Police and a boy on the spectrum ended with the child partially handcuffed.