Geoff Bennett:

The percentage of people diagnosed with autism has more than quadrupled over the last two decades, but explicit training for law enforcement to respond to this population and people with other developmental or intellectual disabilities is rare.

And, as Judy Woodruff reports, misunderstandings between law enforcement and people with disabilities can lead to tragic consequences. This report is part of our series Disability Reframed.

Daren Parsa, Father of Eric Parsa: Around this was the age when he started having more of the signs of autism, but he was — still smiled a lot and was happy.

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