Post 2413354 - (A/AS in US prison system)

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[quote="DonkeyBuster"]starygrrl, there are undoubtedly people with ASD in the prison system, even if it's only at the same rate as the general population. And I personally can't imagine a more hellish environment for someone on the spectrum. I think it's very important that people who do prison advocacy work become aware of this population and seek to understand its needs and difficulties.

As the US prison population is the largest in the world, even at 1% of the incarcerated population we're talking 73,000 people. And we're not counting juveniles, either.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1529685/us_prison_population_is_the_largest.html?cat=9

This isn't about proving or believing that A/AS individuals are more or less prone to incarceration than non-A/AS people... it's about recognizing the existence of a significant population whose communication style may be very different from NT communication style and effectively and compassionately engaging and helping them.

Again, I would be interested in information regarding this population, it's experiences with incarceration, and probable reasons for incarceration.

Juliette, thank you for your post.  :) It's helpful to know there are others working on this question, and helping those of us in the prison system, whereever it is. Thank your relative from me...  :D[/quote]

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