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Originally Posted by nomadking
So he should be locked because he allegedly has Asperger's?
How do those sort of actions square up with having Asperger's?
National Autistic Society
He seemed not to have enough of a problem imagining a ruse of a lost football, communicating and interacting with a young boy about that, in order to achieve his aims.
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I'm a tad confused here because you seem to be disagreeing with someone who isn't entirely disagreeing with you. I'm well aware of the traits associated with Asperger's syndrome but as with
all such conditions there is a wide range of expression between the worst and least affected and that's why I couched my sentiments in the way I did. I've said it's up to the experts, who will no doubt examine this lad, to determine what IF ANY part his condition played in the attacks and how best to deal with that. As I've said more than once now, keeping this lad in custody out of harm's way should be paramount but the environment in which he is held should be appropriate and prison isn't
necessarily the best option. I haven't stated that because he has Aspergers he shouldn't be punished or locked up.
Since you now have an interest in Asperger's syndrome, take a look at the documentary I linked to
here (the relevant section starts about 3 minutes into the programme but is returned to several times during the show) - Cameron, the teenage lad with Aspergers exhibits some very aggressive/threatening behaviour yet in my personal experience those traits aren't the norm with Aspergers sufferers. Does that mean he/they don't really have the condition or that he has it worse or possibly has other issues layered within his personality which account for the aggression etc.?
In this terrible case neither you or I know the answer to these questions so we must leave it to the experts in such fields to ascertain as many of the facts as possible and I would fully support
appropriate custodial means by which to treat his issues and keep the public safe.