bar chart showing portion of confined youth compared to total U.S. youth 13-17 years old with diagnosed Autism spectrum disorder, learning disabilities, and ADD/ADHD

Data Source: Suslovic, B., Shankar, S., & Gottlieb, A. (2025). Race/Ethnicity, Neurodivergence, and Odds of Staff Physical Assault in Youth Carceral Settings. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research. https://doi.org/10.1086/734616. (Graph: Emily Widra, 2025)

This graph originally appeared in New study finds confined neurodivergent youth of color are particularly vulnerable to physical assault by staff.



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