Are we more prone to be victims of criminal activity?

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Obviously IMO not understanding social cues/body language etc. can lead to alot of shady stuff happening. I remember on the sub in NY this guy sat next to me/sister/friend and that was on 2 stops. My sister struck up conversation with her friend (Oh when's your boyfriend meeting us?) I say huh? (He WASN'T meeting us) She then kicked me and then we got off at the next stop. She then told me that guy seemed shady I was like oh ok. I didn't understand any social cues or anything so I might of got hurt not seeing any signs.

I think we mostly agree that criminal acts can result out of many different types of peoples---autistics, NTs, etc. But my general thinking here is, "No." Of course this relates to me, and not everyone is alike.

I am very rule driven. Being rule driven is something you find on the AS criteria. When my classmates were out partying and drinking, I refused---it was against my rules. I believe that for many of us, we have rules that we expect not only ourselves to follow, but those around us to follow. When those rules are the rules of the law, then I believe we have a tendency to obey the law.

But...as I said, not everyone is alike...and I think there are criminal AS/autistics. It just depends on the rules you have set for yourself.

Sorry---my computer is acting up, and it triple posted .

Well, just to add something more---realize that a lot of people obviously create their own rules. And these rules might not be the rules of the law. During prohibition in the U.S. years ago, many people believed it was fine for them to make moonshine even though it was against the law. Not everyone agrees with the law.

Gee---I'm sorry---I triple posted---my computer wouldn't send the message, so I hit send again, and it had already sent .

Adding some more here---I know I have stated that I am very rule oriented within the laws of my country. But, what if an AS person's special intense interest was an illegal activity? That could quite possibly create a criminal "Aspie."

I have a pretty strong ethical code and prefer to play by the rules. It would only ever happen if I acted out violently in a moment of rage. I would say that calculated criminal activity is much less likely for those on the spectrum.

I don't think she means so much prone to purposely engage in criminal activity, as not be able to recognize and avoid shady people, or be manipulated into doing things.

That feature of being rule-driven could have the same effect. If you're all about the rules, and expect other people to be as well, then you won't be so able to see when people are doing things they shouldn't be.

I would say no.

Not doing crimes issues with knowing X person is a criminal might attack you etc. I couldn't tell that guy was a shady character I didn't see any signs. and was thinking perhaps Aspies and people on the spectrum are more prone to criminal activity which falls into being attacked or something along those lines sorry I confused anyone.

So I'm guessing that she mentioned the boyfriend to scare off the shady guy from following you. I guess you weren't enough of a man to scare him off yourself Maybe the guy wouldn't have seemed shady to a reasonable person. Maybe she was the crazy one with some sort of weird prejudice.

I've never come across any dangerous people with Autism or Asperger's; I'd say there's no reason to suggest that we are more prone to criminal activity.

I think the lack of social skills for those on the autism spectrum inherently makes them more susceptible to being victimized by criminals in just about any place where people are.

I think the title should be changed to "Are we more prone to being victims of criminal activity?"

The answer is yes.

Statistically speaking, autistics are not more likely to commit crimes than NTs. But that doesn't mean no crimes get committed due to problems related to autism. Here in the Netherlands, there are quite a few autistics in state hospitals for mentally ill convicts.

I went through a rebellious teenage phase during which I was quite the little trouble-maker, but I doubt it has anything to do with being autistic.

Autistic people are several times more likely to be the victims of crimes, including child abuse, rape, and murder.

There are some stats from a survey here, but they don't compare them to the general-public numbers, so I'm not sure exactly what the stats are supposed to mean; but maybe somebody here knows the general numbers and can compare?
http://www.autism-society.org/site/DocS ... ocID=10901