Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Special Needs Subject Response Guide for Police Officers
Publication year:
2009
| Cataloged on:
Sep. 22, 2009
ANNOTATION: Strategies for the interaction between police officers and individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and cognitive delays (mental retardation) are described. Sections of this guide include: introduction; understanding autism; who has autism; recognizing ASD; why they are a police problem; the autism directive cycle (ADC) aka the crisis directive cycle (CDC); responding to autism; intermediate weapons; medical precautions; and conclusion.