Training Program Helps Law Enforcement Officers Better Understand Autism Spectrum Disorder Posted on Feb 18, 2021 Lauren Gardner, Ph.D., administrative director of the autism program at Johns Hopkins All Children's, observes how officers deescalate a simulated call involving a teenager with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the hospital’s Center for Medical Simulation and Innovative Education, in this photo from 2019. × Lauren Gardner, Ph.D., administrative director of the autism program at Johns Hopkins All Children's, observes how officers deescalate a simulated call involving a teenage...