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[quote=Anonymous]   I am going to start off saying something which will probably infuriate people. I question whether Lanza was ever diagnosed with Aspergers. Has Lanza's physician verified it? I wonder if mom self-diagnosed, or said "Asperger's" because her friends would find that less concerning. Even if he did get an official dx, there were mublings of a personality disorder and I suspect that dx is much more likely to account for some of this. Nobody specifies what personality disorder it was yet Asperger's is thrown around EVERY time I read or hear about report.I know this mother dedicated her life to her son and I know she had many admirable qualities and I am a terrible person to speculate. Nobody deserves to deal with all she faced. But, I had to get that out.

I have a child with HFA who is the most gentle and kind person you could meet. I know every kid is different, but I also know children with autism who have violent tendencies only show these tendencies when highly stressed and it's an impulsive reaction not something planned. Also, they are more prone to self injury if aggressive.

Here is an article that I thought was good and I see I am not alone in feeling like this is going to set back the public perception of ASD decades.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/17/health/connecticut-shooting-autism/index.html?hpt=hp_t2[/quote]

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