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Commentary on “Autism, mental health and offending behaviour: a mother’s quest for healthcare”

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Eddie Chaplin can be contacted at: chapline@lsbu.ac.uk
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Received: June 02 2016
Revision Received: June 02 2016
Accepted: July 27 2016
Online ISSN: 2056-3876
Print ISSN: 2056-3868
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2016
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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Advances in Autism (2016) 2 (4): 215–216.
https://doi.org/10.1108/AIA-06-2016-0015
Article history
Received:
June 02 2016
Revision Received:
June 02 2016
Accepted:
July 27 2016
Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on “Autism, mental health and offending behaviour: a mother’s quest for healthcare” by Sue Larch.

Design/methodology/approach

Commentary.

Findings

Alongside specialist secure services more needs to be done to develop highly skilled specialist services.

Originality/value

A commentary on an original viewpoint piece published in this special edition on autism and offending behaviour.

Keywords: Criminal justice system, Autism
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2016
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