LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — The first and only court in the country to focus on children living with autism is in Clark County.

FOX5 was able to get a rare look inside the Detention Alternative for Autistic Youth Court, also known as DAAY court.

It was founded by Judge Soonhee (Sunny) Bailey, who keeps a wide variety of candy, snacks, and toys inside her courtroom to give out.

“It works with basic reinforcement, you see behavior that you like, you want to reinforce it,” she said.

Bailey tells FOX5 she noticed youth were coming into her courtroom for battery charges, such as domestic violence on parents or siblings, or were acting violently in school. DAAY Court is a diversion program that allows youth in the juvenile justice system to be tested for autism if they are not already diagnosed.

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