The Importance of Resolving Psychosocial Stages for Adults with ASD Who Have Committed Criminal Acts

• By: Lino Faccini, PhD NYS OPWDD
• July 1st, 2014
• criminal acts, reconstructive therapy
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A majority of adults with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) do not commit criminal acts. Those adults with an ASD who do commit criminal acts represent about 1.5% of all individuals with an ASD (Ghazziudin & Ghazziudin  1991) to 2.3% of all individuals with an ASD in special forensic hospitals...