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  • 22 - Autism Spectrum Disorder and Illegal Acts

  • from Part IV - Behavioral and Social-Emotional Interventions
  • Edited by Frank C. Worrell, University of California, Berkeley, Tammy L. Hughes, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Dante D. Dixson, Michigan State University
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Handbook of Applied School Psychology
    Published online:
    18 September 2020
    Print publication:
    17 September 2020, pp 369-387

  • Summary

    Individuals with autism have up to seven times more contact with law enforcement over the course of their lifetime than their peers. To untrained justice personnel, behaviors common to autism can appear, at a minimum, suspicious and evasive, and, more seriously, as callously unlawful. For those individuals with autism with justice or juvenile justice contact, it is critical that the interventions used to prevent or treat illegal acts are designed for their specific learning needs. School systems, already charged with the delivery of autism specific services, are well positioned to implement a range of prevention and intervention supports to address illegal acts when they occur.