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.

  • Soup@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    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).