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Half of people recently arrested by Met police may have undiagnosed ADHD, study finds

Iain

From the article: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/10/half-people-recently-arrested-met-police-undiagnosed-adhd-neurodivergence-study 

Half of people arrested recently in London were found to potentially have undiagnosed ADHD, according to a study calling for better neurodivergence screening for vulnerable individuals.

Research by the University of Cambridge found that one in two individuals arrested and detained over an eight-week period in London in 2024 may have undiagnosed attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and one in 20 may have undiagnosed autism.

I'm in two minds if this is a good thing.

On one hand having the police know you are neurodivergent can make their interaction with you easier (assuming they are using the NAS guide written for them) but on the other it is hinting that neurodivergent people are quite likely to be arrested so will be profiled as suspicious.

What are your thoughts on this?

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  • I'd turn it around the other way. Rather than presume they are all being picked on, ask why are these people disproportionately involved in crime?

    A number of vulnerable young people are pressured in to to the drugs business, acting as mules for others and exploited.

    The issue should be to provide better support before it gets to this point.

    The psychologist I saw earlier this year, nitbrgevsane that diagnosed me, works in a secure unit, with offenders I believe, half her time. She mentioned the overrepresentation of ASD/ADHD people.

    It is not new news. The issue is what to do about it.

    It comes up I hacking trials too. It raises ethical issues about responsibility.

    I also think it's important to stress that many ND people are law abiding. I believe the primary link is through exploitation and exclusion ather than inherent criminality, although if course a proportion of any group may be drawn to crime.

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  • I'd turn it around the other way. Rather than presume they are all being picked on, ask why are these people disproportionately involved in crime?

    A number of vulnerable young people are pressured in to to the drugs business, acting as mules for others and exploited.

    The issue should be to provide better support before it gets to this point.

    The psychologist I saw earlier this year, nitbrgevsane that diagnosed me, works in a secure unit, with offenders I believe, half her time. She mentioned the overrepresentation of ASD/ADHD people.

    It is not new news. The issue is what to do about it.

    It comes up I hacking trials too. It raises ethical issues about responsibility.

    I also think it's important to stress that many ND people are law abiding. I believe the primary link is through exploitation and exclusion ather than inherent criminality, although if course a proportion of any group may be drawn to crime.

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