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MD attorney general won’t charge officers who fatally shot autistic man
Four months after police in Maryland fatally shot an autistic man, who had called them for help related to an extortion scam and made suicidal statements, state authorities have decided not to charge the officers.
Baltimore Police launch ‘neurodivergent individuals database.’ Advocates are wary.
Advocates scrutinized a Baltimore Police database of people with mental health conditions and neurodevelopmental differences, saying the voluntary registry raised privacy concerns.
Before shooting of autistic man in Howard County, officer yelled: ‘Please don’t make me do this’
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office released body-camera footage of the fatal police shooting of an autistic man who had called police.
An autistic MD man called police for a wellness check. He was fatally shot.
Alex LaMorie, an autistic man in Maryland, was fatally shot by police after he called for a wellness check amid a suicidal crisis.
Orioles Hall of Famer turns personal experience with autism into 25 years of nonprofit work
Baltimore Orioles Hall of Famer B.J. Surhoff talks about the nonprofit Pathfinders for Autism that he and his wife co-founded.
Montgomery County family pushed for passage of Eric’s law
Maryland now lets drivers mark hidden disabilities on licenses, a law inspired by teen Eric Carpenter-Grantham to improve safety with police.
Trump’s comments on autism evoke anger and hope among autistic people and their families
Trump’s claims linking Tylenol in pregnancy to autism drew backlash from families, doctors and advocates who say the science does not support it.
Trump makes unfounded claims about Tylenol, repeats discredited link between vaccines and autism
President Donald Trump promoted unproven and in some cases discredited ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism.
‘I felt heard’: These neurodivergent students are helping each other build more inclusive schools
The Neurodiversity Alliance, led by students with autism, ADHD and dyslexia, has expanded from 60 to 600 campuses to promote inclusion.
Bus mishap lands DC-area child with autism in Baltimore
Authorities say a child with special needs was supposed to be dropped off in a Maryland suburb of Washington, but instead ended up riding a bus all the way to Baltimore.
Hopkins neuroscientist nabs research grant
A neuroscientist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has scored a $300,000 grant to fund her autism research over the next three years. Dr. Gul Dolen, an assistant […]
Board of Physicians slapped for ‘negligent’ discovery violation
A Montgomery County judge has blocked the Maryland Board of Physicians from contesting liability in a suit by the family of a controversial former physician, saying the board deserved the unusual sanction because the day-long deposition of its executive director was “in short, a waste of time.”
