Autism Training for Police Is Not Enough: On the Death of Alex LaMorie
Published May 9, 2026
A dated disability-rights statement on police interactions with autistic people and ASAN’s view that training alone is insufficient.
<p><strong>This is a dated disability-rights and policy statement, republished from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), following the death of Alex LaMorie.</strong></p><p><strong>The statement presents ASAN’s position that autism-specific police training alone is insufficient to prevent harmful encounters and calls for broader policy and systems change. Incident details, statistics, and policy proposals are attributed to ASAN and should not be read as independent findings by Autism Resource Hub.</strong></p><p><strong>This resource is not emergency guidance. In an immediate safety emergency, contact local emergency services; people may also wish to consult local disability-rights organizations about non-emergency advocacy.</strong></p><p><strong>Source: Autistic Self Advocacy Network, “Autism Training for Police Is Not Enough: On the Death of Alex LaMorie,” republished by Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism, April 23, 2026.</strong></p>