Black autistic individuals, regardless of age, have not been centered in autism research.
Instead, they often exist on the margins—on the periphery of autism research. In fact, Black …

Research has demonstrated that autistic individuals have higher rates of police contact,
however, research has seldom explored the fundamental reasons for these interactions and …

Purpose Limited research focuses on the challenges that exist at the intersection of race and
dis/ability for Black men on the autism spectrum in encounters with law enforcement. An …

Purpose Given that formal training on autism is still a relatively infrequent occurrence for
police officers, the objective of this study is to expose and describe the formal and informal …

In the United States, Black autistic youth face elevated risk of negative outcomes during
police interactions. Although the outcomes of these interactions are well-documented, less is …

Using data from the 2017 to 2020 National Crime Victimization Survey, the current study
examines how race, ethnicity, and sex affect the likelihood of reporting violent victimization …

Building on the growing literature examining the multifaceted and complex issues
surrounding police interactions with Autistic individuals, this paper examines police officers' …

Purpose In this paper, the authors summarize the empirical and theoretical gaps in
understanding of police contact with individuals with intellectual and/or developmental …

Autistic youth are at an increased risk for needing emergency services as compared to
neurotypical peers. In fact, approximately 20% of autistic youth will interact with police by the …

■ The most common disabilities reported in the literature were intellectual disabilities (56
percent of articles), developmental disabilities (28 percent), and other cognitive disabilities …