Italian Validation of the Forensic Autism Risk Assessment Scale (FARAS-IT)

Inclusion Criteria: Subjects will be included in the study who meet all of the following criteria: * age 18 years or older; * diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder formally made according to DSM-5-TR criteria or well-founded clinical suspicion of ASD, documented by specialist evaluation; * insertion in one of the contexts provided for groups A, B, or C; * capacity to provide valid informed consent, clinically assessed, or presence of guardian/administrator of substance in cases provided by current law; * sufficient language and cognitive competence to participate in the evaluation, including with autism-informed communicative adaptations. The inclusion criterion based on \*well-founded clinical suspicion\* is consistent with the study's objective of intercepting the phenomenon of ASD under-diagnosis in adulthood, particularly in forensic and correctional contexts. \- Exclusion Criteria: Subjects presenting one or more of the following conditions will be excluded from the study: * acute medical conditions or clinical instability preventing participation in the evaluation; * acute psychotic state, severe disorganization of thought, or substance intoxication not stabilized at the time of assessment (with possibility of subsequent re-evaluation); * severe intellectual disability or cognitive compromise making any structured data collection impossible, even with adaptive supports; * refusal of informed consent. Exclusion will not be based on the type of offense, in order to a…