Possible Asperger's syndrome in a mentally handicapped transvestite offender

S A Cooper; W N Mohamed; R A Collacott

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2788.1993.tb00587.x

Possible Asperger's syndrome in a mentally handicapped transvestite offender

J Intellect Disabil Res. 1993 Apr:37 ( Pt 2):189-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1993.tb00587.x.

Authors

S A Cooper¹, W N Mohamed, R A Collacott

Affiliation

¹ Mental Illness Unit, Leicester General Hospital, England.

PMID: 8481618
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1993.tb00587.x

Abstract

A 38-year-old man with a moderate mental handicap and Asperger's syndrome is described. His transvestism and history of offending behaviour is interpreted in the light of this.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Humans
Intellectual Disability / complications
Intellectual Disability / psychology*
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Sexual Behavior
Syndrome*
Transvestism / complications*