Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Res Dev Disabil. 2020 May;100:103611. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103611. Epub 2020 Feb 25.
More people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are now being identified in the criminal justice system, and in parallel with this increase, the prevalence of ASD in the community has risen more than 150 % in the same time period. In this article, I will argue that this increase is due to a reclassification of those individuals whose social, communicative and behavioural function is at the lower end of the normal range. Put simply, extremes of these quantitative traits are now being conceptualised as 'disorder'. This has particular relevance for the criminal justice system as such traits are over-represented in this population: as such, it is likely that increasing numbers of people who are incarcerated will receive an ASD diagnosis. This will have major implications for where best, and how best, to manage such individuals using a framework of 'disorder' versus 'difference'.
现在，越来越多的自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）患者在刑事司法系统中被发现，与此同时，在同一时期，社区中 ASD 的患病率上升了 150%以上。在本文中，我将认为这种增加是由于对那些社会、沟通和行为功能处于正常范围低端的个体进行了重新分类。简单地说，这些定量特征的极端情况现在被概念化为“障碍”。这对刑事司法系统尤其相关，因为这些特征在该人群中过度表现：因此，越来越多的被监禁的人可能会被诊断出患有 ASD。这将对如何最好地在“障碍”和“差异”框架内管理这些人产生重大影响。
