Mental Disorder

An intermediary is a person who helps a witness or a defendant with communication. The intermediary helps the witness or defendant (person who did or may have done a crime) to understand the court process and helps them to communicate with the court.

Fitness to plead is when a court decides if a defendant (a person who did or may have done a crime) is able to understand and take part in what is happening in court.

A mental disorder is a mental health condition. It may affect the decision of whether to prosecute a person or their ability to appear in court and understand the court process. A mental disorder could also affect the sentence that a person might get.

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a large group of disorders that are called autism.

A mental disorder is a mental health condition. It may affect the decision of whether to prosecute a person or their ability to appear in court and understand the court process. A mental disorder could also affect the sentence that a person might get.

Asperger Syndrome is a form of autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It is sometimes called ‘high functioning autism’ because people with Asperger Syndrome often have average or above average intelligence.