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There are two seperate issues here. Why are so many men on the spectrum being arrested and what causes someone to be attracted to children.

There is no simple answer as to why some people are attracted. But plenty of men who are not autistic have this attraction too, so the two things are not linked, despite the high number of arrests of autistic men. It's also the case that a lot of these offences are committed by men who don't have an attraction, but who are addicted to porn.

The reasons why autistic men are especially vulnerable to committing these offences is better understood. Clare Allely has written a lot about this. See

Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Criminal Justice System: A Guide to Understanding Suspects, Defendants and Offenders with Autism. by Dr. Clare S. Allely Paperback – 12 April 2022

My son was caught by vilantes, communication with decoy,he as just been diagnosed with autsim

When he registered at the police station, they told him a lot of people on autsim spectrum, get caught in this crime

My FM has ADHD, diagnosed in adulthood

Hi, my person has been diagnosed as high spectrum autistic after the knock but he's in no way a "P" word . The definition of a "P" is sexual attraction to pre pubescents (I'm sure that's the right way to explain) and my person has no interest in children and has had long term relationships with female adults, he just went down a dark path at such a low point in his life and without understanding his autism and he finally felt he could open up to talking about childhood abuse he suffered from the age of 9.

I think my point is autistic people on these journeys are no more a "P" than the next person without autism. Autism can affect social awareness in situations which maybe explains some behaviour of this type, it in no way excuses it but is maybe a contributing factor beyond their control, then they find themselves in a situation such as this

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