Offering screening for neurodivergence to people detained by the police could help ensure access to appropriate support and fairer treatment in the criminal

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/51387855

Offering screening for neurodivergence to people detained by the police could help ensure access to appropriate support and fairer treatment in the criminal justice system, say Cambridge researchers. A study from the team suggests that one in two individuals arrested and detained in London may have undiagnosed attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and one in 20 may have undiagnosed autism.

  • Mowcherie@lemmy.worldEnglish
    24·
    4 days ago

    I hope this doesn’t get twiated into a way to make ADHD somehow a sign of propensity for criminal behavior. People suck.

  • Siethron@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    4 days ago

    Always wondered how ADHDer could survive in London with all the fucking licenses they would need to maintain

  • Soup@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 days ago

    Half…so not an unreasonable amount, especially given how many undiagnosed people are in the world skewing statistics. People acting like ADHD is some kinda of rare maladie when it seems to be super common, genetic, and some theories even suggest that it’s our evolutionary default(came before whatever this “neurotypical” modification is).