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Interesting autism in prison article
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2019-10-31 at 6:24 AM UTChttps://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/08/15/the-u-s-justice-system-has-an-autism-problem/
Kate Hooven had a hypothetical question for her son, Ryan. How would he react if he was in court and a judge warned him that if he kept getting in trouble, he would wind up deeper in the "system"? Ryan started laughing. As a teenager on the autism spectrum, the only "system" he understood was that of his Wii gaming system and there was no possible way to fit deeper into that. He said he would have laughed at the judge.
It was an innocent misunderstanding due to Ryan's tendencies for processing language literally. But Hooven, a justice system consultant at the ASERT Collaborative Eastern Region, a partnership of service providers, universities and autism research centers, said such miscommunications are common for autistic people and can cause them problems when dealing with law enforcement and the courts, paving the way for a lifetime of flitting in and out of the prison system. -
2019-10-31 at 6:32 AM UTC
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2019-10-31 at 8:11 AM UTCHow would you even know I was born in Sosnowiec? And you spelled Daren Kerr with two Rs instead of one as later I found out it is Daren.
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2019-10-31 at 12:28 PM UTC
As a prison volunteer, I've seen countless inmates over the years who were clearly developmentally disabled and yet stuck in a revolving door of incarceration. One inmate in particular named Manny sticks out in my mind. He was a large man, over six feet tall with large arm muscles and knuckles that bore the scars of many past fights.
It was my first time in a prison as a volunteer and I was nervous. Manny entered the cafeteria and immediately began waving at all of the corrections officers and inmates as they passed. A few patted him on the back and I could see him stiffen for a moment each time, his smile faltering, before he saw another familiar face and the smile returned.
He noticed me and came over to say hello. He avoided eye contact, preferring to look at my shoulder. But he was curious as to who I was and eager to introduce himself. I reached out my hand but his smile faltered so I waved instead. That brought the smile back. He turned away and went to sit near the wall. -
2019-10-31 at 12:37 PM UTCYeah, you definitely got the aut
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2019-10-31 at 2:09 PM UTCI wouldnt say i have it but share some of its traits.
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2019-10-31 at 2:14 PM UTC
