On the one hand, there is no doubt that Adam Lanza is responsible for the deaths at Sandy Hook.
On the other hand, whether or not he actually had AS may still be up for grabs.
On the gripping hand, the negative publicity surrounding the Sandy Hook massacre has only served to fuel my reluctance to "come out" as an Aspie in the real world.
I have "come out" on other websites, but always under a different nickname - about a half-dozen, so far. In this way, it may seem that about a half-dozen different people are "coming out" and telling the same story.
The story leads off with a few paragraphs describing the basic symptom profile of AS...
Wikipedia wrote:
... an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development. Although not required for diagnosis, physical clumsiness and atypical (peculiar, odd) use of language are frequently reported...
... then I explain what each of these means to a "typical" Aspie, while inserting the pronoun "we" in the final paragraph ...
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That's right; I said "we". I am an Aspie, too.
So far, the reception has been generally positive, although the usual "Rainman" questions asked out of benign ignorance always turn up ...
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"Are you good at computers / maths / music?", "Can you drive a car?", "How hard is it for you to dress yourself?" ...
... et cetera ...
Not bad, I suppose ...