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In reply to the discussion: Does it strike anyone as important that the CT shooter had Aspergers and it is often treated with... [View all]liberalhistorian
(20,897 posts)and blanket black-and-white statements and you're worried about "lowering the level of discourse"? You post that Lanza "had Asperger's" as a fact when that has never been officially confirmed (two policemen heard that he was "socially awkward" so they speculated about it without knowing anything else, someone else who'd once been in a classroom with him said that someone else said that they heard that he had AS, and the medical examiner said that he was told that Lanza had AS but admitted that he had no other information yet the media just ran with it), and assume that all aspies are treated with AD's and you're worried about the "lowering the level of discourse"?
My aspie son, who has NEVER been on ANY medication nor had to be, is already dealing with discrimination and harassment because of this, when, again, there's been NO official confirmation of it, and I'm sure other aspies are dealing with the same, and you post as fact, without further discussion, that Lanza had AS and you're worried about "lowering the level of discourse"? Sorry, sweetie, but to you, the "level of discourse" is only what YOU believe and what YOU want to hear and everyone else who tries to say anything slightly different is the problem. Just a cursory look through your threads and postings shows that loud and clear.