Please Make AUTISM AWARENESS PREVALENT IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM. Protect our KIDS! Jail is no place for the Autistic.
Why is this important?
My son is a 14 year old child with multiple mental health diagnosis Number one being Autism/ADHD/PDD. He is being held in Juvenile Detention general population for an incident which could have been prevented in school, when he should clearly be hospitalized. I have gone above and beyond the call of duty as an advocate and single mother for this child for nearly 15yrs. He has been hospitalized and needs specific care. Autism has no label or legal system in place within the court system. Help us give my son and other Autistic children the appropriate placement,voice and care when being thrust into the legal system by there so called safe environments.
