Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and unlawful behaviour: Where do we go from here?

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2734-2741

  Woodbury Smith, Marc ^a   Dein, Kalpana ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Cygnet Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adulthood; Autism spectrum disorder (ASD); Criminal behaviour; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; COURT; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OFFENDER; PATIENT CARE; RESPONSIBILITY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CRIMINAL LAW; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CRIMINAL LAW; CRIMINALS; HUMANS;

EID: 84910014891     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2216-5     Document Type: Article

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