{"id":68430,"date":"2025-09-23T09:49:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=68430"},"modified":"2025-09-23T09:49:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:49:55","slug":"nys-new-york-state-police-introduce-autism-awareness-visor-card-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/nys-new-york-state-police-introduce-autism-awareness-visor-card-program\/","title":{"rendered":"NYS\/New York State Police introduce Autism Awareness Visor Card Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"440\" data-attachment-id=\"68431\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/nys-new-york-state-police-introduce-autism-awareness-visor-card-program\/new-york-state-police-autism-awareness-visor-card-002\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-york-state-police-autism-awareness-visor-card-002.jpg?fit=240%2C440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"240,440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"new-york-state-police-autism-awareness-visor-card-002\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-york-state-police-autism-awareness-visor-card-002.jpg?fit=240%2C440&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-york-state-police-autism-awareness-visor-card-002.jpg?resize=240%2C440&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-york-state-police-autism-awareness-visor-card-002.jpg?w=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-york-state-police-autism-awareness-visor-card-002.jpg?resize=164%2C300&amp;ssl=1 164w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-york-state-police-autism-awareness-visor-card-002.jpg?resize=82%2C150&amp;ssl=1 82w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New York State Police today announced the introduction of the&nbsp;<em>Autism Awareness \u2013 Visor Card Program<\/em>, designed to assist both members of law enforcement and individuals with autism during public interactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past several decades, diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have become increasingly more prevalent. It is estimated that one in every forty-five adults in the United States has autism. Common core symptoms may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Challenges with communication and social interaction, including difficulty engaging in conversation or making eye contact<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Repetitive behaviors, such as repeating a word, phrase, or gesture multiple times<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heightened sensitivity to lights, sounds, or smells<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Individuals with autism may face unique challenges during interactions with law enforcement due to communication differences, sensory sensitivities, and difficulties with social interaction. These challenges can make it harder to understand instructions, provide requested information, or respond appropriately, which may lead to misunderstandings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With more than one million public contacts annually, State Police members will inevitably interact with individuals on the autism spectrum. To support these encounters and improve communication, the Division has developed the&nbsp;<em>Autism Awareness \u2013 Visor Card<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The card features simple visual icons that Troopers can use to assist with communication and reduce confusion or fear during interactions. Each patrol vehicle will be equipped with a card for use as needed. In addition, members of the public will be able to download and print the card directly from the New York State Police public website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<em>Autism Awareness \u2013 Visor Card Program<\/em>&nbsp;will be rolled out statewide in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information or to download the card, please visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftroopers.ny.gov%2Fsystem%2Ffiles%2Fdocuments%2F2025%2F09%2Fautism-card-v2.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJack.Keller%40troopers.ny.gov%7C6746837d3aad4768a21908ddf6c1f421%7Cf46cb8ea79004d108ceb80e8c1c81ee7%7C0%7C0%7C638938035058033828%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=z8j7hXKJphooFludGuJTDCoM0IGWzE7VAHVBNKd6mdA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/troopers.ny.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2025\/09\/autism-card-v2.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release The New York State Police today announced the introduction of the&nbsp;Autism Awareness \u2013 Visor Card Program, designed to assist both members of law enforcement and individuals with autism during public interactions. Over the past several decades, diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have become increasingly more prevalent. It \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/nys-new-york-state-police-introduce-autism-awareness-visor-card-program\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":68431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[716],"tags":[5390,338],"class_list":["post-68430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nys","tag-autism-awareness-visor-card-program","tag-state-police"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-hNI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":61157,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/01\/22\/wyoming-county-sheriffs-office-is-adopting-the-blue-envelope-program-a-safety-program-for-drivers-with-autism\/","url_meta":{"origin":68430,"position":0},"title":"WYOMING COUNTY\/Sheriff\u2019s Office is adopting the Blue Envelope Program, a safety program for drivers with autism","author":"aka","date":"January 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release Wyoming County Sheriff Linder announced today that the Wyoming County Sheriff\u2019s Office is adoptingthe Blue Envelope Program which is an important safety program for drivers with autism. 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