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A recent New York Times article describes a program that trains police officers to better understand autism.  It’s the sort of thing I should be able to stand behind.  Anything that encourages police officers to understand people who think or function differently can only be good, right?  The problem is that inadequate training can often be worse than none because of the false confidence it can inspire

And though the explanation of the program given in the article is not comprehensive, I do see reason to worry about its quality.

The training, sponsored by Parents of Autistic Children, a nonprofit service group based in Hazlet, featured videos, lectures and the personal accounts of parents whose children have a form of autism.

Shouldn’t the training include narratives from people who are actually on the spectrum themselves?  I’m even more worried about the similar training provided by Autism Speaks given what they include in their fundraising propaganda.

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