I’ve often thought, since then, about what would happen if Jacob was stopped by the police while he was on his own – like on Sundays, when he bikes into town to meet Jess. Like the parents of many autistic kids, I’ve done what the message boards suggest: In Jacob’s wallet is a card that says he’s autistic, and that explains to the officer that all the behaviors Jacob is exhibiting – flat affect, an inability to look him in the eye, even a flight response – are the hallmarks of Asperger’s syndrome. And yet, I’ve wondered what would happen if the police came in contact with a six-foot,
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