Autism and Law Enforcement: Training, and When to Say No

• By: B. Madeleine Goldfarb, MA, CFM Noah’s Ark Institute
• April 1st, 2019
• first responders, interrogation, law, law enforcement, police, rights, spring 2019 issue, training
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This article aims to stimulate discussion concerning the balance between teaching individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to trust law enforcement to keep them safe, and the need to interact with those same professionals in a way that preserves their rights. The lack of training to...