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I dont think there are many with ASD who would get into trouble seen has though most of us are sticklers for following laws and rules.

I think there may be occasions when obsessions might make some of us stray... for example, Brit Gary McKinnon who is in a big pile of trouble with the USA over his hacking activities. Then I remember a case where an ASBO was slapped on an Autistic who had the habit of simply looking over the neighbour's fence - the neighbour took offence. Googling to try and find a name for that latter case has churned up the following 2007 BBC article... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/6388865.stm Notice at the end of that article it has the home office saying no cases have been put forward by the charities, yet here in 2006 we have such a case... http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Charities-alarmed-as-autistic-man.1580331.jp Here's an article that at least records the case of the Autistic and the neighbour's fence... http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/may/08/ukcrime.immigrationpolicy