Sadly here in the states, officers are trained to deal with criminals, not people with disabilities or medical conditions. So they are not going to know someone has a condition or even assume it because anyone that acts like a criminals, they are going to treat them like one. Unless someone had a bracelet on them saying they are diabetic or have autism, then they would know and not mistake their behavior as being uncooperative.

I am sure if an officer had a kid on the spectrum, then he had to deal with someone who he had to arrest because he shoplifted but because he has a kid on the spectrum, he would know the fella could be on it too just by how he is acting and not treat him like a true criminal. He might try to get him to cooperative and work with him.

But we do have some officers here who abuse their powers and dictate people and even NTs get disgusted by how they handle a person such as a diabetic guy getting tasered down in OK in his pick up truck by a police officer. He was having a breakdown due to low blood sugar so he got pulled over due to his swerving and he thought the officer would help him but instead he got tasrered and he couldn't talk because of his break down. Yes even people with MR have issues with officers and parents don't like how they handled their child. One mother here stepped in front of her son saying to the officer he will not taser her boy and she was willing to get herself arrested for protecting her kid. And yes these officers do know the person they are dealing with has a disability but they don't care. I mean if the person is violent and attacking them, then they have a right to defend themselves. But if the person is small, they can restrain them. No tasers necessary.