Sometime back, I conducted an evaluation on a client who had been recently released from prison. Not only did I provisionally diagnosed this person, the client was previously diagnosed while in prison a number of years ago.
What? Autism spectrum disorder. This poor soul should never have been put in a correctional institute rather, in assisted living condition to teach and manage life skills. He will never be able to be completely autonomous but can enjoy the feeling of independence with some good and dedicated social worker who specializes in Autism.
To all the Corrections people I am connected with, I have this question, how often do (did) you see this scenario? I understand the “diminished capacity” rule but reality to this type is different and social interaction deficits can put this person in harms way. And yes, this person was traumatized while in prison and now, “I hate all Mexicans.”
Interestingly enough, the above statement is not really a racist based comment rather a person on the spectrum describing who it was who had traumatized him while incarcerated. There was nothing correctional about his stay in the house.
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