Being neurodivergent can make interacting with police downright dangerous.
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Being neurodivergent can make interacting with police downright dangerous.
In fact, half of all US police violence is enacted on people with disabilities, mainly disabled people of color. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/half-people-killed-police-suffer-mental-disability-report-n538371
Police often fundamentally misunderstand disabled people's intentions, needs, and what we're trying to communicate.
Normal behaviour gets interpreted as deceitful, non-compliant, or aggressive, even when we're not in anytime of crisis and doing our best to be cooperative
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