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AN ASSESSMENT OF VIOLENCE IN A YOUNG MAN WITH ASPERGER'S SYNDROME
Author(s) -
BaronCohen Simon
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1988.tb00723.x
Subject(s) - psychology , autism , asperger syndrome , feeling , developmental psychology , cognition , clinical psychology , psychiatry , social psychology
Asperger's Syndrome is assumed to be closely related to autism. A case of a 21‐yr‐old man with Asperger's Syndrome who is frequently violent to his 71‐yr‐old girlfriend is presented. According to a social‐cognitive model of autism, this man is predicted to be markedly impoverished in his appreciation of his victim's thoughts and feelings. Interview‐based assessments confirm this deficit, and this is discussed as an important factor in the maintenance of his violence.