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1. Introduction
2. Overview
3. Terminology
4. Asperger 1944
5. Asperger on aggressive behaviour
6. Case studies of offending among people with ASD
7. But not all social impairment is Asperger's
8. Case series of offending among people with ASD
9. People with ASDs and 'criminal' behaviours
10. Offending by people with ASDs in the community
11. Prevalence of AS in UK special hospitals
12. Factors associated with offending (1)
13. Factors associated with offending (2)
14. Circumscribed interests and offending
15. Neuropsychological mediators of offending
16. Neuropsychological mediators of offending: results
17. Neuropsychological model of offending
18. Criminal responsibility
19. Risk assessment
20. Suggestibility
21. Fitness to plead
22. Management of offenders with AS
23. Summary
24. References
25. Acknowledgments

Topics Covered

• Risk of law breaking behaviour in Asperger Syndrome
• Factors associated with problematic and law breaking behaviours
• Prevalence of law breaking behaviour
• Asperger Syndrome and the criminal justice system

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Series:

• Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Categories:

• Clinical Practice
• Neuroscience

Therapeutic Areas:

• Neurology

Talk Citation

Publication History

• Published on February 23, 2010

Financial Disclosures

• Dr. Marc Woodbury-Smith has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.