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Autism used as defence for hacking

Several high profile court cases have seen autism used as a defence in computer hacking charges.

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Autism is a condition usually associated with obsessive behaviour and poor social skills.

However, recently it has been claimed that the condition is the reason some people have broken into highly classified computer systems.


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