Trauma-Informed Care in the Criminal Justice System: Supporting the Emotional and Physical Wellness of Autistic Individuals

• By: Robyn Holt, MSW, MA The Arc of New Jersey
• April 4th, 2025
• court accommodations, criminal justice, law enforcement, mental health, misdiagnosis, police training, prison reform, sensory sensitivities, Spring 2025 Issue, trauma-informed care
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Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) face unique and complex challenges within the criminal justice system, largely due to environments and interactions that are often not suited to their sensory, communication, and emotional needs. A critical yet underexplored issue is the intersection...

The Role of Mental Health Treatment for Autistic Individuals

• By: Michelle McGonagle, LICSW Cailey Bussiere, MA The Guild for Human Services
• April 12th, 2024
• caregiver, group therapy, mental health, play therapy, Spring 2024 Issue, trauma-informed care
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Mental health treatment is an integral, yet often overlooked, component in the constellation of supports that surround individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Common mental health supports include case management, therapeutic groups to increase social-emotional learning, and...

Autism Without Fear: An Autism School Seeks Behavioral Health…Through Humanism

• By: Michael John Carley New York University Connections ASD Program
• October 2nd, 2023
• ABA-induced trauma, actually autistic, applied behavior analysis, autism school, behavior correction, culture change, discrete trials, Fall 2023 Issue, humane intervention, humanism, mental health, SCERTS, self-regulating behavior, transition from ABA to SCERTS, trauma-informed care
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Disclaimer: This past year I consulted for the League School of Greater Boston, the school that is the subject of this piece. I worked with their students on a self-advocacy curriculum, and I’ve also presented for the school on separate occasions. Seeing what they are attempting up close demanded...