AUTISM INFORMATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS

POLICE OFFICERS AND OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS MAY ENCOUNTER OR BE ASKED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO A PERSON WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS OF AUTISM AND KNOWING EFFECTIVE WAYS TO APPROACH A PERSON ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM CAN MINIMIZE SITUATIONS OF RISK OR VICTIMIZATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL, AS WELL AS THE RISK TO THOSE INTERVENING.

There are good resources here from the Autism Society and the Association for Science in Autism Treatment.