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HereSince1628

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14. Yes and their are also mutliple types of aggression
Tue Dec 18, 2012, 03:37 PM
Dec 2012

that are associated with a dozen or so different disorders. So it really isn't a straight path from he burned himself to he committed mass murder because he was autistic.

If we are going to arm the teachers and expect them to stand in the line of defense, shouldn't they also get full body armor, including helmets and face shields, and tactical radios clipped to their ears?










I had read before that he had some sort of analgesic condition but didn't see anything else about it Recursion Dec 2012 #1
Congenital Analgesia JaneQPublic Dec 2012 #8
More crap about this story. F*ck those who somehow try to link autism and this tragedy. Mass Dec 2012 #2
Wow rudeness runs rampant rustydog Dec 2012 #4
What makes this a good post? Mass Dec 2012 #7
Given the background, I think its at least worthy of discussion rbixby Dec 2012 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Mass Dec 2012 #10
Do a little research before you open your yap. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #34
I'm not trying to be a jerk rbixby Dec 2012 #37
Experts are saying left and right that there is NO link between Jamastiene Dec 2012 #16
^^^^^^^^^^ hedgehog Dec 2012 #18
Haven't you heard? Orrex Dec 2012 #24
Thanks for the most sensible post I have seen here in days. n/t murielm99 Dec 2012 #29
Good post. Most of those reasons are being floated by the NRA to distract from the guns. yardwork Dec 2012 #30
What some of the experts say about autism and violence... HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #3
An acquaintance put his son in a group home because he and his wife could not cope with tantrums FarCenter Dec 2012 #11
I'm not denying I'm sharing what the experts say with actuarial data HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #39
A person can have MULTIPLE disorders HockeyMom Dec 2012 #5
So, why do you and others continue to post about Asperger and autism. Mass Dec 2012 #6
They can get violent HockeyMom Dec 2012 #13
I think the phrase you used "if they went off" may be huristic... HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #15
"having a BEHAVIOR" HockeyMom Dec 2012 #17
You missed my point. Went off seems like a description that characterizes the behavior HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #23
Two questions are being discussed simultaneously Orrex Dec 2012 #26
Read my other post HockeyMom Dec 2012 #40
I don't think I said anything about how you treat anyone. HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #41
Last post on this HockeyMom Dec 2012 #42
I think you've put a lot of words in my mouth. HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #43
Yes and their are also mutliple types of aggression HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #14
I am not in favor of arming any school staff HockeyMom Dec 2012 #21
Oh, you said that in 5. You were being cynical/sarcastic or something HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #25
Teachers also aren't on the playground or in HockeyMom Dec 2012 #28
I'm not the one who suggested they should carry...you did in 5 HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #32
The solution is armed teachers? I disagree. yardwork Dec 2012 #33
My question is was the absence of pain linked malaise Dec 2012 #12
He took no meds HockeyMom Dec 2012 #22
Thanks malaise Dec 2012 #31
Biting the nearest person or tossing a table is not the same as shooting your mother, hedgehog Dec 2012 #19
An excellent point. Not to mention that it isn't possible to shoot dozens of people within minutes yardwork Dec 2012 #35
There's a big difference between not feeling physical pain -- which is extremely rare -- and not Brickbat Dec 2012 #20
I know a lot about autism. This post shocks me. Here's why. nolabear Dec 2012 #27
just wow, wtf? mcctatas Dec 2012 #36
Oh, wasn't just ONE child HockeyMom Dec 2012 #38
you are using one example to make conclusions about autism spectrum disorder mcctatas Dec 2012 #44
he says it much more articulately than i ever could mcctatas Dec 2012 #45
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