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 ...
Training that gives sheriff’s deputies a better understanding of what they might encounter when dealing with people on the ...
Jerry Turning is terrified that his brothers are going to hurt his son. “When I talk with them, I’m extremely emotional,” he said. “I lay it all out: Listen, I’m one of you. I will back you up ...
Attendees at the Unpuzzled Parents Connect first responder training watch a presentation earlier in the week at the Tower Event Center in Marietta. (Photo Provided) MARIETTA — A local nonprofit is ...
WE FIRST TOLD YOU ON SUNDAY ABOUT A NEW BILL THAT WOULD MAKE IT MANDATORY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO TRAIN ON HOW TO INTERACT WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE AUTISM. WELL, TODAY WE GOT AN INSIDE LOOK AT ...
Autism Spectrum Disorder now affects approximately 1 in 31 children in the United States, according to the CDC’s 2025 ADDM Network report. Yet despite decades of ...
A family in the area is working to ensure emergency workers know how to help people with autism when responding to a call. It ...
April is Autism Acceptance Month, and businesses across the Twin Cities are opening doors for workers with autism through ...
As Autism Awareness Month begins in April, the Cocoa Police Department is emphasizing how autism can affect behavior.
With Autism Awareness Month only days away, 12 News visited the West Virginia Autism Training Center (WV ATC) in Barrackville to highlight the efforts of the state's only organization of its kind.
By becoming a CAC, Destination PSP joins the movement led by Visit Greater Palm Springs, which turned Greater Palm ...
Some Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies are a bit more familiar with what encounters with autistic individuals can be like after undergoing training that was attended by the mayor of Industry, ...