@article{ref1,
title="Violence and sexual offending behavior in people with autism spectrum disorder who have undergone a psychiatric forensic examination",
journal="Psychological reports",
year="2014",
author="Søndenaa, Erik and Helverschou, Sissel Berge and Steindal, Kari and Rasmussen, Kirsten and Nilson, Britta and Nøttestad, Jim Aage",
volume="115",
number="1",
pages="32-43",
abstract="Summary.-The increased awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) over the last few decades as well as the potential association between ASD and offending behaviors has spurred a need for increased research in this area. In order to explore any possible relationship between ASD and violent or sexual crime the present study examines all forensic examination reports over a 10-yr. period in Norway where the charged persons were diagnosed with ASD and charged with either a violent (N = 21) or a sexual (N = 12) offense. Differences between these two groups regarding previous contact with child welfare and confessions to the offense were found. There was also a tendency toward more severe mental health problems and less intellectual problems among the violent offenders than the sexual offenders.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0033-2941",
doi="10.2466/16.15.PR0.115c16z5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/16.15.PR0.115c16z5"
}