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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]  I am glad the father is speaking, but once again Aspergers gets mentioned over and over and [b]not once have I heard someone from the press add a disclaimer that MOST kids with Aspergers are not violent at all. [/b]I know years ago when the press would refer to kids with Aspergers as "little professor" types, etc some people on here felt it trivialized things too much, but I'd rather that image be in the press because it doesn't evoke fear and horror. IMO ignorant people are going to be more judgmental of kids with Aspergers the more they here Aspergers mentioned with Lanza and no disclaimer.[/quote]

I've heard it repeatedly. I just saw the MSN article and it was front and center in that article. [/quote]

CNN had a psychologist (who said her daughter has Asperger's) say the same when she talked about Peter Lanza's interview.  Most of the news media seems to be really making an effort to say most kids with Asperger's are NOT violent.[/quote]

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