Autism Spectrum Disorder and Violence

This video answers the question: What is the relationship, if any, between autism spectrum disorder and violence? This is a controversial topic due to some poor interpretations of research findings. Some of the attempts to summarize research findings on this topic have not contained enough depth and did not capture the essence of the original articles.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00223980.2016.1175998?needAccess=true

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/05/21/study-finds-significant-portion-of-mass-murderers-and-serial-killers-had-neurological-disorders-including-autism/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.4be3680f6f36

Allely, C. S., Minnis, H., Thompson, L., Wilson, P., & Gillberg, C. (2014). Neurodevelopmental and psychosocial risk factors in serial killers and mass murderers. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 19 (3), 288–301. doi:10.1016/j.avb.2014.04.004

C. S. Allely, P. Wilson, H. Minnis, L Thompson, E. Yaksic & C. Gillberg (2017)
Violence is Rare in Autism: When It Does Occur, Is It Sometimes Extreme?, The Journal of
Psychology, 151:1, 49-68, DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2016.1175998

Видео Autism Spectrum Disorder and Violence канала Dr. Todd Grande