A police department in Lackawanna County is looking to help drivers on the autism spectrum with blue envelopes.

BOSTON — The first 5,000 blue envelopes that were printed for a special program designed to identify motorists diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and created for use in a special state police ...

Flashing lights in the rearview mirror during a routine traffic stop can make anyone nervous. But for people with autism or other disabilities that affect communication or sensory processing, those ...

The envelopes contain information for police plus a contact number for the driver. Cues for police on speaking with an agitated driver are included in the envelope. The state police launched its ...

About 12.5% of Connecticut’s population had some kind of cognitive or physical disability in 2023, according to Cornell University.

The blue envelope signals to an officer that a person may have a condition affecting communication or behavior. Participants can include their license, registration, and emergency instructions inside ...