Posted by Susan Moffitt on Friday, January 28th, 2011
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 was fascinated with how people survive brutal conditions and made it a habit to sleep outdoors. The account of what happened, according [...]
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Posted in Autism and the Law, Autism Awareness, California
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Friday, January 14th, 2011
A Sarasota police officer has been fired for roughing up a special needs student on a school bus following an incident back in December. The video tape, which can be viewed below, shows Deputy Mark Perrin violently yanking a 17-year-old special needs student out of her seat and handcuffing her while she is still screaming. [...]
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Posted in Autism News, Commentary, Florida
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