1 December 2022

“My life could be so different” – experiences of autistic young people in the youth justice system

Neurodiversity, Young adults

Open report

This report illustrates how lack of support for young autistic people, both before entering and within the system, can have profoundly negative consequences on future life chances.


Publisher: National Autistic Society

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