Horrific Newtown, CT school shooting

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Originally Posted by Danzig

had seen this article earlier on aspergers, thought i'd put up the link after reading your post:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor...n_violent.html

Good article; I second the recommendation.

My experience is purely anecdotal, of course, but I've met many people on the autism spectrum to varying degrees (Doug included) and I've yet to meet one I didn't think was capable of empathy. Lanza may well have been on the spectrum, but it's hard for me to believe that was a factor. As the article says, people with autism are more likely to be the victim of violence than the perpetrator of it. The article Lori links to mentions other disorders as well that come with a greater possibility of acting outwards.

I'm so glad you had some kids at your school to reach out to you, Doug. That makes me feel better about high schoolers in general.