University of Delaware
Education & Human Development

Center for Disabilities Studies

Quick Links
  • Quick Links
    • Programs at CDS
    • Contacts at CDS
    • CDS Opportunities
    • Our Annual Report
    • Upcoming Events
    • Close
Make a Gift to the center
  
Make a Gift to the center
Main Menu
  • Home
  • Who We Are
    • Our Mission
    • Our Core Connections
    • Our Funding
    • CDS by the Numbers
    • Our Team
    • Our Advisory Council
    • Support CDS
  • What We Do
    • At a Glance
    • Assistive Technology
    • K-12 Education
    • University Education
    • Transitions to Adulthood
    • Autism Initiatives
    • Health & Wellness
    • Advocacy
  • Publications
    • Our Annual Report
    • Peer-Reviewed Research
    • Book and Chapter Citations
    • Posters and Presentations
    • CDS Reports
    • The delAware
    • AT Messenger
  • Videos & Slideshows
    • About CDS
    • Advocacy
    • Assistive Technology
    • Education
    • Employment
    • Events
    • Health and Wellness
  • Blog
    • Inclusion Blog
  • News
    • From CDS
    • Outside CDS
    • Opportunities at CDS

Malvern teen visits 71 police departments to raise autism awareness

Posted on February 28, 2020

Originally published February 28, 2020 by WPVI
Share
Alex Mann, a 19-year-old with autism
Alex Mann, a 19-year-old with autism. (WPVI)

Alex Mann, a 19-year-old with autism, has visited more than 70 police departments across Pennsylvania to educate officers about people with autism and to show his support of law enforcement. Mann says he wants to help officers understand that sometimes people with disabilities like autism can behave in ways that seem noncompliant or aggressive when that is not actually their intention.

Read the full story from WPVI here.

Share
[widget id=”rpwe_widget-3″]

This entry was posted in News, Outside CDS and tagged Autism, awareness.

More news from CDS

  • Building self-competence in health education

    Building self-competence in health education

    August 12, 2025
  • Local organization hosting free mock traffic stop program

    Local organization hosting free mock traffic stop program

    August 12, 2025
  • Practice traffic stop program hopes to limit the anxiety for autism community

    Practice traffic stop program hopes to limit the anxiety for autism community

    May 30, 2025
Center for Disabilities Studies

461 Wyoming Road

Newark, DE 19716

Phone: 302-831-6974

TDD: 302-831-4689

UD
  • UD Twitter
  • UD Facebook
  • UD Instagram
  • UD YouTube
  • UD Pinterest
  • UD Linkedin
©2025 University of Delaware
Comments
Legal Notices
Accessibility Notice