Autism and the Police Story Booklet | Page 13

If the police officer asks a question , stay calm and answer it . *

If the police officer asks a question , stay calm and answer it . *

* For some families , it ’ s important to remind their kids to ask for their grown-up or a lawyer and NOT answer questions . However , we know people with ASD can take things literally at times , and we wanted to make clear that it ’ s ok to answer simple questions such as “ What ’ s your name ?” and “ Where are you going ” We suggest that you talk it out at home , and practice which kinds of questions it ’ s ok to answer , and which are complicated ones and it would be better to wait .
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