Published on 12, July, 2020
Randomly started reading https://s3.chorus-mk.thirdlight.com/file/1573224908/63296026948/width=-1/height=-1/format=-1/fit=scale/t=446220/e=never/k=420e7a4a/NAS_Police_Guide_2020_17092020.pdf (the guide for police from the National Autistic Society), and it feels just like when I first watched this for the first time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iraGmA7-9FA
It is far too close to home for comfort and too relatable to past life experiences. How can I feel so intensely ambivalent (in the true dictionary definition of the word) to so many things at once?
I just read through the guide - it is really good and so much better than what they had before. It cannot cover every variant of autistic traits but it does seem to cover the most common ones and those that are practical to observe and/or handle.
I doubt many police will read it and take in much info as there is so much in it. The police are so used to being incredibly sceptical about the "perps" when they grab them that they will think that they are faking it most of the time so won't use the recommended approach.
This is an issue with the police and I doubt it will change unfortunately as they always look after their own, even for internal enquiries.
Hats off to NAS for creating this.