Editing Asperger syndrome (section)

==== Violent or criminal behavior ====
The [[hypothesis]] that individuals with Asperger syndrome are predisposed to violent or criminal behavior has been investigated but is unsupported by data.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Allen D, Evans C, Hider A, Hawkins S, Peckett H, Morgan H | title = Offending behaviour in adults with Asperger syndrome | journal = Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | volume = 38 | issue = 4 | pages = 748–58 | date = April 2008 | pmid = 17805955 | doi = 10.1007/s10803-007-0442-9 | s2cid = 12999370 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Violent behavior in autism spectrum disorders: Who's at risk? |journal=Aggression and Violent Behavior |year=2018 | vauthors = Del Pozzo J, Roché M, Silverstein S |volume=39 |pages=53–60 |doi=10.1016/j.avb.2018.01.007 }}</ref> More evidence suggests that children diagnosed with Asperger syndrome are more likely to be victims, rather than offenders.<ref name=Tsatsanis>{{cite journal | vauthors = Tsatsanis KD | title = Outcome research in Asperger syndrome and autism | journal = Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America | volume = 12 | issue = 1 | pages = 47–63, vi | date = January 2003 | pmid = 12512398 | doi = 10.1016/S1056-4993(02)00056-1 }}</ref>

A 2008 review found that about 80% of reported violent criminals with Asperger syndrome also had other coexisting psychotic [[psychiatric disorders]] such as [[schizoaffective disorder]]. The sample size of this review was small (''n'' = 37).<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Newman SS, Ghaziuddin M | s2cid = 207158193 | title = Violent crime in Asperger syndrome: the role of psychiatric comorbidity | journal = Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | volume = 38 | issue = 10 | pages = 1848–52 | date = November 2008 | pmid = 18449633 | doi = 10.1007/s10803-008-0580-8}}</ref>