Golden Finance reported that eight doctors specializing in the field of neurodivergence told the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in a recent amicus brief in support of SBF that SBF was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which "posed a serious challenge during the litigation of this case" and that the court and jury may have misunderstood SBF's behavior during the criminal trial. They claimed that several rulings were unfavorable to SBF "because of his neurodivergence," especially the Manhattan District Court's ruling that government prosecutors could cross-examine him without a jury before he sat in front of the jury. The ruling "has potential far-reaching consequences" because "the judge repeatedly criticized SBF's lengthy answers and attempts to clarify or rephrase questions," which the doctors said is a characteristic of people with autism spectrum disorder because they understand language in a literal way. They also claimed that the judge's accusations later caused SBF to change his answers in front of the jury, "possibly an over-correction."

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