Neurodivergence and Threat: A Case Study on Violence Risk Assessment in Autism Spectrum Disorder

A clinical case study of a 17-year-old with ASD and comorbid depression, gender dysphoria, and eating disorder who presented with suicidal and violent ideation but never acted on threats. The study emphasizes the complexity of threat assessment in neurodivergent individuals and calls for standardized protocols to distinguish ASD-related behavioral characteristics from actual violence risk.