Article: Asperger's diagnosis is tenuous after a crime.(FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY)

SEATTLE -- Individuals with Asperger's syndrome seldom commit crimes, experts said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. But when they do, definitively diagnosing the disorder and mounting a legal defense can prove challenging.

"There is some suggestion that a small minority of people with autism may engage in problematic behaviors, and that may lead them into coming into contact with the criminal justice system," said Dr. Marc Woodbury-Smith, who is affiliated with the department of psychiatry and neurosciences at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.

For example, people with Asperger's syndrome comprise 1.5%-4.8% of ...

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