By Finnegan Belleau, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Gold Mahan, 16, was homeless after the youth’s father lost custody and grandparents kicked Mahan out. Mahan frequently skipped school and even got in trouble with the law.
That’s how Mahan, who has autism, ended up in Detention Alternative for Autistic Youth Court (DAAY Court), a diversionary court that takes autistic children accused of offenses such as battery and sex abuse and puts them through an alternative path providing access to treatment services. Cases may be dismissed upon... READ MORE: Clark County establishes unique court for minors.