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Autism expert: Nasa hacker should not be jailed
Simon Baron-Cohen, professor of developmental psychopathology at the University of Cambridge, says Gary McKinnon may experience 'psychiatric difficulties' if jailed
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Gary McKinnon's hack of US military systems should be considered "the activity of someone with a disability", according to professor Simon Baron Cohen, the autism expert who diagnosed McKinnon with Asperger's syndrome, a condition on the autism spectrum.