Support for autism with police
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Hi my person is autistic and 19. He has pleaded guilty and we await sentencing. He has restrictions in place and a police officer came out who has been allocated . He also has a police officer now allocated where he is in college. He is in residential. The police officer messaged him saying he had to come to the station at 9am last Monday. He didn't respond. Didn't tell his support worker or us. Didn't attend.
The police then got in touch with his support worker and was rude and just basically said he has to come when he says. No flexibility. My son has one to one support and has significant executive processing issues .
It was arranged again for today at 11am. Staff could not get him up and out. He kept making excuses. Doesn't seem the urgency and the consequences for just not bothering to attend. He doesn't understand at all.
He did go but was late. Staff messaged and said they've told her to leave and want to speak to my son alone about sexual preferences. I am very unhappy about this approach.
Should he have support in the room? This feels heavy handed and discrimination to me I acted as his appropriate adult during the questioning etc. where does he stand with this?
The police then got in touch with his support worker and was rude and just basically said he has to come when he says. No flexibility. My son has one to one support and has significant executive processing issues .
It was arranged again for today at 11am. Staff could not get him up and out. He kept making excuses. Doesn't seem the urgency and the consequences for just not bothering to attend. He doesn't understand at all.
He did go but was late. Staff messaged and said they've told her to leave and want to speak to my son alone about sexual preferences. I am very unhappy about this approach.
Should he have support in the room? This feels heavy handed and discrimination to me I acted as his appropriate adult during the questioning etc. where does he stand with this?
Hi Autisticmum,
I can relate so much to what you are saying, my son is autistic and in supported living too and awaiting sentencing imminently . Please DM and I can chat more x. Sorry you are in this mess too !
I can relate so much to what you are saying, my son is autistic and in supported living too and awaiting sentencing imminently . Please DM and I can chat more x. Sorry you are in this mess too !
Could you get a solicitor to go with him?
im sorry you're going through this, my person has autism too and the police don't seem to have a clue how to respond appropriately honest.
im sorry you're going through this, my person has autism too and the police don't seem to have a clue how to respond appropriately honest.
If he's a vulnerable person it may be possible to have an appropriate adult with him at all times, if he has a diagnosis plus receives pip ask your solicitor to speak to police about possibly stipulating that an appropriate adult is present at all future appointments.