Autism and the Law
Presented by Heather Ellis Cucolo, JD and Michael L. Perlin, JD, in partnership with Mental Disability Law and Policy Associates.
This on-demand professional training program on Autism and the Law is presented by Michael L. Perlin, JD, and Heather Ellis Cucolo, JD, in partnership with Mental Disability Law and Policy Associates.
In recent years, far greater attention has been paid to the interactions between persons with autism and the legal system. These interactions include criminal law, mental disability law, sexually violent predator law, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other civil cases. Issues range from those related to Internet-related pornography offenses to “eviction” from convenience stores. In this program, participants will learn about the legal and social hurdles that persons with autism must confront, including access to counsel; criminal trial complications; civil law and anti-discrimination law as it applies to persons with autism; persons with autism in the mental disability law context; juvenile considerations; persons with autism facing sexual violent predator legislation; forensic issues in jails and prisons; issues in treatment and housing in the community; and issues related to expert diagnosis and evaluation.
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe common misconceptions, advocacy issues, special education laws, and IDEA
Describe therapeutic jurisprudence, sanism, and pretextuality
Describe mental disability law and sexually violence predator case research
Describe autism and criminal law incompetency and confessions
Describe the trial process and ability to testify
Describe the treatment of persons with autism in jails and prisons & developments in constitutional law
Describe autism in mental health courts and medication issues
Describe the applications of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Describe the significance of reasonable accommodation laws
Describe community issues such as housing, access to public places, and domestic relations
Heather Ellis Cucolo, JD
Michael L. Perlin, JD
This is a badge-earning program, which means it will help you earn a certificate that can be showcased on digital platforms like LinkedIn.
Review Before Proceeding
Lesson 1 Video
ASD Seminar
Forensic Issues and Challenges
Sex, Science, and the Age of Anxiety
Autism in the US
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 2 Video
Changing of the Guards
Dealing with Victims of Crime
Half-Wracked Prejudice Leaped Forth
The Learned-Helpless Lawyer
Media Distortion
THERAPEUTIC JURISPRUDENCE
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 3 Video
ANTHONY E.SPOERL
THE MENTAL HEALTH OF K.G.F.
STRICKLAND v. WASHINGTON
Judiciary views
A World of Steel-Eyed Death
In the Matter of J.S
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 4 Video
CHRISTOPHER PAUL SAUL
State v. Burr
ASD with Westphal
Commonwealth v. Vonschlichten
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 5 Video
CHARLES v. ORANGE COUNTY
ASD and Sexual Behaviors
WHO’S PRETENDING TO CARE FOR HIM
Some Things Are Too Hot to Touch
Creating Continuity
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 6 Video
Kent Academic Repository
CAUGHT IN THE WEB
Ethics and Human Rights
White Paper
Treatment
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 7 Video
Kansas v Crane
Kansas v Hendricks
TURBULENT SPACE
Sex Offenders Cases
Sex Offender Registration
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 8 Video
In Interest of RH, 289
In re Hytham M.G.
MATTER OF DAMERIS L.
Pf v NJ
Civil Commitment Courts
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 9 Video
MATTER OF MARK C.H.
Divorce and Autism
Impact of the Convention
Autism in Children and Parents
Special Considerations
Guardians and Protectors
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 10 Video
KELLY HICKS
SHEEHAN
Health Care for the Autistic Child
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Police Training
Lesson Quiz
Instructions
Evaluation
Submission Verification
Mental Disability Law and Policy Associates
Custom training options for groups of 5 to 500+