The Christmas Eve arrest of a Greenville man, who was later found to have autism, has caught the attention of the state's largest organization for autistic people and their families.  (Link to video of arrest below on this page.)The South Carolina Autism Society, which had already scheduled training seminars for law enforcement agencies in the Greenville, Columbia and Charleston-areas, has invited Greenville police to attend after the controversial arrest of Tario Anderson."I sent (Greenville Police Chief Ken Miller) an email the other day to sort of introduce myself and I haven't heard back from him yet. I hope we'll be able to meet up and be able to get some of his officers to come," said Kim Thomas, the group's executive director.Anderson, 34, was arrested just before midnight on Christmas Eve, as police were investigating possible shots being fired near Sullivan and Burns Streets.Officers said they saw Anderson walking on the sidewalk and tried him to question him. They said when they put a spotlight on Anderson, he put his hands in his pockets, started walking the other way and eventually started running from them. He was shocked with a Taser and arrested because he didn't follow the officers' commands.To see unedited cellphone video a neighbor shot of the arrest, click here.Thomas said she doesn't blame the officers for not recognizing Anderson was autistic. But she said his reaction that night raised several red flags."I know the officers tried to talk to (Anderson) and get him stop and he would not stop or answer back. If someone isn't making eye contact, isn't verbally communicating, I think that could be an indicator to them that someone may be on the spectrum," Thomas said.Thomas said there have been numerous examples across the state of police officers not recognizing signs of autism.She said using a Taser on autistic suspects and placing them in handcuffs is never a good idea."We've had some incidents (in Columbia) with school resource officers not understanding autism. The child may be having a meltdown, but instead of working calmly with the child, the situation gets out of hand, because they end up handcuffing that person," Thomas said.She said parents of autistic people also have a responsibility to teach their children about possible encounters with police."Talk to them and teach them appropriate responses if faced with a police officer or a fireman to try to take that element of fear out. There are also bracelets and necklaces that say, 'My child has autism,'" Thomas said.Thomas said she is pleased that Greenville police are dropping charges against Anderson."I think that's terrific. Anderson did not understand what was going on. I applaud (police) for dropping the charges," she said.Thomas said her group will offer training in Greenville for law enforcement officers in late May. An exact date hasn't been determined, she said.