Too much fear mongering between me and the police

Some people fear that I could have been killed by police talking to me. Don't worry, it is not that bad.

It's just some people say never call this police, just because they think that is common for people with Bipolar and Related Disorders to be killed by police, but I have much better social skills, as a backup to protect myself against deadly force and teach untrained police officers of how to communicate appropriately to people like me, with history of my mental health crisis. 

I can even do a poker face and then explain why I am having a mental health crisis related to Bipolar Disorder, but without showing emotions, because it can scare the police officer. And I also mask my symptoms of abnormal and intense restricted interests and repetitive behaviors, so the police officer would not think that I am suspicious.

When the police officer was talking too loud without meaning to, I calmly explained that I have sensory overload because of him talking too loud, so he apologized and tried his best to talk quietly. Sometimes he talked too loud, but he reminded himself to be more quiet. I was not even killed for showing some symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Bipolar 1 Disorder, all I need to do is use my social skills as a tool to communicate appropriately and do what the police tell you what to do, and you just follow their instructions. That is why my interaction with the police is actually not that bad.

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  • I used to train coppers and I know full well there are some jerks in uniform out there, but also some real diamonds who take meeting the needs of the public they serve seriously. And we as the public need the jerks to shape up and the diamonds to shine.

    What might help in encounters with them, is an "I'm autistic card". You can download one from this website. Annotate it with your bipolar and list your sensory issues and something to say these things are difficult but you don't mean to be unco-operative or rude.

    Then when dealing with them, you can just hand it over, even if verbal communication is hard. The interaction may then go smoother.

    It is kind of working for me in medical situations, given my sensory and communication issues play out in medical phobias in medical contexts.

    I'm glad you've had some recent positive experiences.

  • I am In California, is there a website where I can create my own Autism card based on California?

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