The Maryland Attorney General’s Office on Monday released body-camera footage of the fatal police shooting earlier this month of an autistic man who had called police informing them he was in a ...

A Gwinnett County police officer and a civilian jumped into a lake to save a missing non‑verbal boy with autism, a rescue police said was made possible by teamwork and community support. A Gwinnett ...

Many of the behaviors manifested by people with autism are the same behaviors officers are trained to perceive as suspicious. As Alice Smith's son Jamie approached his teen years, it dawned on her the ...

An FBI complaint that London Police officers used excessive force during the arrest of an autistic man in April has resulted in two officers resigning in lieu of termination and a supervisor being ...

LONDON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Laurel County deputies referred a use-of-force case to the FBI after a London officer allegedly slapped a restrained man with autism. According to the Laurel County Sheriff’s ...

BUENA VISTA, Va. – A Buena Vista police officer is turning miles into a message this April, raising awareness and funds for autism acceptance through a community-wide effort. Cpl. Josh Guttmann, a ...

Alex LaMorie had just moved into a new apartment in late February. The 25-year-old man was excited to join Patuxent Commons, a new housing community in Maryland structured for residents with autism or ...

CHARLOTTE, NC -- A social media post by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has gone viral after the photo shows an officer helping a student with autism. According to the CMPD Facebook page, ...

The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday approved the “blue envelope” bill sponsored by state Sen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton. The voluntary program would make available “blue envelope” to hold the ...