Mass Shooter influenced by the "Men's Rights Movement"

[MADem]

178. Some people on the spectrum are sweet as pie, too, engaged in a particular

pursuit that brings them joy, are very bright, and happy. They may miss cues, but they don't really give a shit, and they take guidance from people who help them with socialization skills without pulling out a gun and shooting people.

I know a few people on that spectrum who are in their sixties and seventies, who never got that "socialization" stuff as children, who were always regarded as "oddballs" and "quirky," yet they found their way, adjusted to their environment as best they could, and they're nice folk. Now that more is known about the whole autism-Aspergers business, even they are sufficiently self-aware to realize that they see things differently and they're pleased that their differences are more understood.

Personality plays a big role in how well people cope, and I wouldn't rule out the influence of other far more serious diagnoses (the Aspergers being the LEAST of this kid's problems, is my suspicion, not to "go Frist" on this conversation) as contributors to this unhappy event. This guy's intense dissatisfaction with life wasn't simply a consequence of his being "on the spectrum," there were many, MANY other issues contributing to this tragedy, anything and everything from other medical issues, to unhealthy peer associations (bullying, mocking, e.g.).