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 ...

In a room filled with pounding noises and clanging cowbells, L.A. County deputies learn that sometimes the best way to handle a crisis is to simply wait.

After a concerted effort to put Rio's Law on the state books, autism advocates are banding together to pass an added House Bill that would require the proper training of law enforcement in their ...

Running the session was Kate Movius, founder of the consultancy Autism Interaction Solutions. She paired the sensory experiments with practical tools deputies can actually carry on patrol. Her message ...

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 ...

Shari Bailey is familiar with the chuckles when she talks about elopement -- but it refers to people with autism or dementia who run or wander off, often with tragic results. For Bailey, whose ...

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, ...

Sen. Brian Strickland is the sponsor of Rio’s Law and says he knows first hand how beneficial the bill is.

DUBLIN, Ga. — People with autism can sometimes react differently when approached by law enforcement or first responders. According to the Autism Society, around 1 in 5 young adults with autism will ...

A bill to improve police interactions with motorists on the autism spectrum is one vote from passing in the House after clearing its final Committee hurdle this week, though it’ll need to bounce back ...

Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare Earns Certified Autism Center™️ Designation, Advancing Inclusive Healthcare in Saudi ...

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — A Florida state representative is taking a step forward in making sure law enforcement is required to be trained in handling people on the autism spectrum. A bill that would mandate ...