Originally Posted by Mk13
I am worried this may keep some parents from searching for help for their children (be it Asperger's or anything else) because they will be worried their children will be labeled and everyone will be scared of them. ...

Yes!! Exactly... which will make the problem worse, because diagnoses lead to help and support, which lead to reduction in impulsive, socially ostracizing behaviours that create misconceptions.

SIGH

Originally Posted by JonLaw
The problem is generally psychopathy/sociopathy, not autism.

Killers with multiple weapons and a strategic plan for mass murder generally don't have a problem with impulse control.

YES. This. (x 1,000)

Last edited by CCN; 12/16/12 04:46 PM.