The risk factors for criminal behaviour in high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASDs): A comparison of childhood adversities between individuals with HFASDs who exhibit criminal behaviour and those with HFASD and no criminal histories

Kawakami, Chihiro; Ohnishi, Masafumi; Sugiyama, Toshiro; Someki, Fumio; Nakamura, Kazuhiko; Tsujii, Masatsugu

doi:10.1016/j.rasd.2011.12.005

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“…An intriguing finding was that a later diagnosis of autism appeared to be related to an increased risk of criminal convictions. This finding has been reported previously, 14 but did not persist in analyses removing individuals who were registered with autism after having received a criminal conviction. It is therefore difficult to conclude whether an early diagnosis protects against criminal behaviors, or whether this association reflects bias related to other characteristics, such as greater severity (and thus greater supervision or reduced access to the community) or referral bias (a greater proportion of unidentified autism cases in the population being diagnosed following criminal convictions than in the general population).…”

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“…Furthermore, the suggestion that offending in autism may be correlated with a later age at diagnosis has yet to be substantiated. 14 Understanding the characteristics associated with offending in autism is crucial to help identify higher risk groups and the development of preventive strategies. 5 We used data from a large population-based study in Sweden in order to address these omissions in the literature.…”

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Autism and Convictions for Violent Crimes: Population-Based Cohort Study in Sweden

Heeramun

Magnusson

Gumpert

et al. 2017

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psych

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Autism and Convictions for Violent Crimes: Population-Based Cohort Study in Sweden

Heeramun

Magnusson

Gumpert

et al. 2017

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psych

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“…Researchers and clinicians generally agree on the features of ASD that may increase violence risk: impaired theory-of-mind abilities, difficulty interpreting social and nonverbal cues, emotional dysregulation, and intense restricted interests (Im, 2016;. The most relevant non-ASD associated risk factors are comorbid psychiatric disorders-especially psychopathy-and a history of childhood abuse or neglect (Bjørkly, 2009;Im, 2016;Kawakami et al, 2012). These factors form the basis for an assessment, and are what we attempt to address in these guidelines, as complements to standard practices for assessing risk.…”

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Autism spectrum disorder and violence: Threat assessment issues.

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Meloy²,

Mohandie³

et al. 2017

Journal of Threat Assessment and Management

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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has a lengthy history in criminal forensic mental health but is rarely discussed in the contemporary threat assessment literature as a cause of or contributor to targeted violence. In the popular media, ASD is sometimes associated with incidents of mass murder, influencing public impressions, but begging the question of what relationship ASD may genuinely have with violence potential. Relevant research on ASD and violence is reviewed along with common methodological issues. Assessment challenges and potential case management missteps are discussed, such as distinguishing ASD from psychosis and psychopathy, and the crucial role of comorbid conditions in mediating or amplifying violence. Five cases are presented, exemplifying these issues and a range of ASD-related phenomena: an ASD college student false positive for violence, a false claim of ASD in a psychopathic defendant, a mass murder, a thwarted attack, and a rape and homicide by a psychopath paired with an ASD individual. A specific focus is the distinction between psychopathic and ASD-related motives and behaviors, and some promising research in this area. ASD characteristics of deficits in theory of mind, emotional regulation, and moral reasoning are discussed as they may contribute to either impulsive or predatory violence. Guidelines are offered for conducting ASD-related violence risk assessments, and an overview of case management strategies and issues.

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“…Those with HF-ASD are at great risk of being bullied by typically developing peers in school or other places due to a lack of social skills, gradually leading to subsequent emotional and psychological problems and violent behaviours (7,8). Some researchers have claimed that this risk may result from their misunderstanding of other people's intentions and their perception of unfair treatment, which results in HF-ASD children being less tolerant of unfair treatment (8)(9)(10). Kate Anne Woodcock et al used an ultimatum game (UG) to study the fair decision-making of HF-ASD children between 11 and 17 years old (11).…”

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The Fair Decision-making of Children and Adolescents with High-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder from the Perspective of Dual-process Theories

Jin

Wang

et al. 2020

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Background: Fairness has received much attention in our society. At present, the findings regarding fair decision-making in high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HF-ASD) are inconsistent. Previous studies have shown that the fair decision-making of typically developing children is influenced by theory of mind (ToM) and executive functioning (EF). As those with HF-ASD have defects in both domains, this study aims to explore the differences in fair decision-making between children and adolescents with HF-ASD and those with typical development (TD). Methods: We used a simply ultimatum game (UG) to explore 31 children and adolescents with HF-ASD and 38 children and adolescents with TD. T tests and chi-square tests were used to compare group differences, and Pearson correlation analysis and stepwise regression analysis were used to analyse the mechanisms influencing the two groups' unfair acceptance rates. Results: The results show that children with HF-ASD are more likely to accept unfair offers, but for adolescents, the difference is not significant. Regression analysis showed that the interaction between the behavior regulation index (BRI) and age could negatively predict the unfair acceptance rate of children and adolescents with HF-ASD. Working memory and ToM can negatively predict the unfair acceptance rate of those with TD. Conclusion: This study concluded that the development of fair decision-making by children and adolescents with HF-ASD falls far behind that of those with TD. Intuition processes play a dominant role in the fair decision-making processes of children and adolescents with HF-ASD, and we believe that comorbidity, age, experience and emotional management are important factors influencing the fair decision-making of individuals with HF-ASD.

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The risk factors for criminal behaviour in high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASDs): A comparison of childhood adversities between individuals with HFASDs who exhibit criminal behaviour and those with HFASD and no criminal histories

Cited by 69 publications

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Autism and Convictions for Violent Crimes: Population-Based Cohort Study in Sweden

Autism and Convictions for Violent Crimes: Population-Based Cohort Study in Sweden

Autism spectrum disorder and violence: Threat assessment issues.

The Fair Decision-making of Children and Adolescents with High-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder from the Perspective of Dual-process Theories

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