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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He was able to convince the cops everything was a misunderstanding. I have a child on the spectrum and have been around many kids with autism and none of them have that sort of power or persuasion. Yes, the autism contributed to the poor social skills, but I agree with others, there is an undiagnosed disorder there and the press should focus on that more. The obsessions in HFA are with areas of interest that are often academic or something non-academic that is harmless. I have yet to meet a child on the spectrum who holds this kind of a grudge and fantasizes about revenge. [/quote]

The cops aren't experts in dealing with these disorders. My brother is schizophrenic. In the middle of a psychotic episode, he convinced 2 officers that he didn't mean to strike my mother, but was just rushing to get some fresh air. Had they questioned him further, they would have learned that he needed the fresh air because he believed my mother was poisoning the air. They declined to transport him to the hospital for eval. Our neighbor was a hoarder. When police came to her home on a domestic call, she said the mess was because she was moving. Who has rotting food in their fridge because they are moving?[/quote]

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