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Was the Virginia Tech Shooter on the Spectrum?
By Richard | April 24, 2007
High Functioning Autism: Do You Know What It Feels Like To Be Torched Alive?
Blake Fleetwood | Huffington Post
If we continue to simply say that this kid is just a monster, we will be enabling other “monster” kids to commit future heinous acts of violence.
This is why we, and the media, and the politicians, can not turn away. This is why we have to look at Cho Seung-Hui, read his manifesto, look at his video and study his sad history of being bullied, and of having untreated illnesses.
There is so much that we need to learn from this unfathomable insanity.
It is safe to say that we have behaved horribly with regard to mental illness and developmental disorders in this country. I draw a lesson from the horrific slaughter at Virginia Tech. There were so many extreme warning signals - a cry for help - from this tormented young man for so many years.
What I am about to write will cause much hate mail from the Autistic Community. But in order to fully understand any catastrophe, one must dispassionately consider all the facts to understand its cause and to prevent such a horror from ever happening again. We need to insure that sick people get early and intensive treatment, so that they don’t lash out - cornered like an animal - at a society they feel bullied by. MORE
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