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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Ohio family is pushing for updated nationwide training for corrections officers on how those officers treat individuals with ...

Training that helps first responders recognize autism-related behaviors and adjust their approach in the first critical minutes of an emergency could save lives. That was the message of a recent ...

Jennifer Murray-McClain came to school one day last year to have lunch with her autistic son, a first grader who had been struggling at his new school in Greenville. It was 11 a.m. and she could not ...

$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 ...

A candle is reflected in one of two photographs of Max Benson, 13, at his vigil at Guiding Hands School on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, in El Dorado Hills, Calif. Benson, who had autism, became ...

Restraint is emerging as a hot-button topic among autistic self-advocates and some parents. People on both sides feel their position is obviously correct: Restraint leads to abuse, and should be ...