They are also more likely to perceive sirens, police uniforms and strange voices as threats.
Staff Sergeant Tanya Leblanc says that's why City Police in conjunction with the U-N-B Saint John Department of Nursing and Health Sciences are developing an autism registry.Any names on the registry will be voluntary and will only be available to police.
Leblanc says the registry has worked well in Ottawa with police better able to handle situations if they know who they're dealing with. The Police Commission has been told those types of situations can spiral out of control if police officers don't modify their behaviour.
City Police already have a wandering persons registry of people suffering from Alzheimer's Disease.
