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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 19 May 2025

Debate

Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill

Contribution

What about addiction and neurodiversity? Is there a distinction between neurodiversity caused by a trauma, at birth or later, and genetic neurodiversity? I knew a gentleman who sustained a terrible brain injury when some scaffolding fell on him. It certainly changed his character, to the extent that he wanted to be so generous and helpful to everyone that he did not see that it was a problem if he went on an international flight with a hacksaw in his bag so that he could do some DIY work for his son, whom he was visiting. I am not alone in being concerned about the confusion around this.

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