“…However, despite media speculation, surveys suggest that individuals with ASDs may be no more likely than the general population to engage in violent crime, and in fact, may be less likely (Mouridsen, Rich, Isager, & Nedergaard, 2008;Woodbury-Smith, Clare, Holland, & Kearns, 2006). Hippler, Viding, Klicpera, and Happ e (2010) conducted a study of penal register data regarding Hans Asperger's original group of 177 patients, and found that the rate and nature of crimes committed by these individuals were no different from that of the general population. In case records spanning 22 years and 33 convictions, there were only three cases of bodily injury, one case of robbery and one case of violent and threatening behavior (Hippler et al, 2010).…”