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Originally Posted by KH02
Dangerous... you didn't see how he was getting in my face and screaming...
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I am sorry you experienced that. OTOH, it might be helpful for the parents to get some training. They could so easily be faced with a tragedy if the police get involved.
This is a story that needs to be shown
Is Sitting While Autistic a Crime? - Newsweek
Is Sitting While Autistic a Crime?
Law-enforcement officials often misinterpret the language and behavior of people on the autism spectrum, with serious consequences. One activist hopes to change that.
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Autism is a diverse condition, but it is characterized by behaviors—repetitive movements, poor eye contact, sensitivity to lights and noise—that can be misinterpreted as unusual and even disrespectful. Even innocent behaviors can be come off as malicious. Grossman tells the story of an autistic man who loved to ride the bus. One day, he started staring at a female passenger. “She told him to stop, he wouldn’t, and it got uglier and uglier,” says Grossman. Ultimately, the police were called. The man’s crime turned out to be an autistic trait: fixation on a single object. In this case, the man was fascinated by the woman’s dangling earring.
I am sure the woman was scared to death of this man.
Dorothy