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Crimes and Diagnosis |
| Published: October 26, 2007, 4:10 pm |
| Tags: crime, legal issues, asperger s syndrome, asd, aspergers, autism, autistic, children, coroner, crime, education, family, health, japan, osaka, pdd nos, southern illinois, stealing, theft |
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Autism has been mentioned as a possible diagnosis in the recent court cases of two defendents. One is a 19 year old Japanese teenager who fatally stabbed a teacher and wounded another teacher and a dietitian at an elementary school in suburban Osaka in 2005. He has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by the Osaka High Court. In southern Illinois, 52-year-old Martha Hampton, a former coroner investigator, was accused in 2005 of stealing from dead people—-taking cash and a coin collection from the homes of two dead men and also stealing from a third man’s home. Her attorney has now filed a motion to have her declared “mentally unable to stand trial”: [John] Delaney described Hampton as a “very nice lady” who suffers from Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism with symptoms such as social awkwardness and obsessiveness. Hampton will undergo a mental evaluation, and a court hearing will determine whether she can stand trial, Delaney said. If she is [ Full article ] |
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