Autistic individuals are 7 times more likely than their neurotypical peers to interact with law enforcement. This can become unsafe because, without familiarity,  behaviors like not responding to commands, reacting unexpectedly to sounds, lights and commotion, and other behaviors attributed to Autism Spectrum Disorder may be mistaken for defiance, non-compliance, or drug/alcohol use. The current project addresses the ways in which knowledge of the Self Memory System can be utilized by law enforcement officers, caretakers, and behavioral therapists to improve their perceptions of ambiguous behaviors. This was done through the use of a workbook. The workbook contains a variety of workshops and exercises to improve interactions between law enforcement officers and the autistic community. The aim of these activities is to help account for preconceptions about a situation in which officers would need to be dispatched and additionally when officers arrive at a call. With targeting officers, the focus was to encourage them to reframe and re-familiarize themselves with the autistic community in order to reduce instances of police brutality in their interactions. Examples include educational seminars, thought experiments, and the use of various advertising to help achieve the following goals. To neutralize the perception of behaviors that officers respond to, to encourage a well-aligned self-concept of caretakers involved with the autistic community, and to familiarize and humanize the experiences of the autistic community.

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