tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28229731.post366440464126662099..comments2023-09-21T04:43:51.314-04:00Comments on Autism Bulletin: Asperger's Association Responds To Tragedy at Boston Area High SchoolMichael Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643466399327386644noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28229731.post-5106744444665469972010-01-24T20:04:15.654-05:002010-01-24T20:04:15.654-05:00I also live in the area, and am a 16 year old fema...I also live in the area, and am a 16 year old female teenager with Asperger's (I'm also a member of AANE). My special interests also have to do with crime, terrorism, and the FBI (and I write crime novels, and I want to be an FBI agent after college), but I would never in a million years actually commit a violent act against anyone for any purpose. <br /><br />It is a sad fact that when someone accused of a crime happens to have Asperger's, the media makes a big deal out of the diagnosis, creating the possibility of stereotyping all Aspies in the public mind as inclined toward violent behavior, or criminal activity, when a recent study actually has shown that the incidence of criminal behavior among persons with Asperger's is actually slightly lower than in the general population. <br /><br />What John did was wrong. Asperger's has nothing to do with it. (The Zakh Price case, a boy with autism charged with felony assault, is different, where he kicked a teacher who grabbed him during an autistic meltdown.) In this case, John willfully and intentionally attacked another student, and that is an inexcusable offense. (Send comments to newenglandaspie@gmail.com )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28229731.post-21970545053627962982007-01-23T10:02:00.000-05:002007-01-23T10:02:00.000-05:00I also was concerned about a backlash. Additional...I also was concerned about a backlash. Additionally, one of my first thoughts is that kids who need aides (I don't know if Odgren did or not) should not be unaccompanied into the bathroom, as they are in my son's school. I was also curious as to what else he was being treated for as it was reported he is receiving many medications for "asperger related issues."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28229731.post-33068672030565384712007-01-23T08:36:00.000-05:002007-01-23T08:36:00.000-05:00Thank you for this article.
I live in the area. As...Thank you for this article.<br />I live in the area. As soon as I heard that the alleged perpertrator had Aspergers, I feared a backlash against all childen with disabilities.<br />JoyceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com