AN ASSESSMENT OF VIOLENCE IN A YOUNG MAN WITH ASPERGER'S SYNDROME
- 1 May 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Vol. 29 (3), 351-360
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.1988.tb00723.x
Abstract
Asperger's Syndrome is assumed to be closely related to autism. A case of a 21-yr-old man with Asperger's Syndrome who is frequently violent to his 71-yr-old girlfriend is presented. According to a social-cognitive model of autism, this man is predicted to be markedly impoverished in his appreciation of his victim's thoughts and feelings. Interview-based assessments confirm this deficit, and this is discussed as an important factor in the maintenance of his violence.Keywords
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