Published on 12, July, 2020
Police do not understand autism and will readily interpret our unusual actions as criminal wherever possible, especially if they think they can make a financial benefit from doing so.
I am keen to try and help educate the police and legal system and look for opportunities
Birmingham tried to do something useful a few years ago but it never got progressed https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/557/adults_with_autism_and_the_criminal_justice_system_november_2012.pdf
Very very very dangerous to the undiagnosed!
It should be mandatory for all autistic people to have lawyers present at the very least before anything is recorded that may be used against them. For those who are un diagnosed, they may already be so far gone with wrong 'friends' etc in life that just having a diagnosis might not help them.
Police, are unfortunately subject to achievements of convictions in career it seems which is in itself bias towards anyone vulnerable just as a base line.