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I think the following five paragraphs may tell us almost everything we need to know ....
Note that the brother has apparently not seen his brother in almost three years. The brother lives with the mother. We can infer from this that the brother has not seem much of his mother in almost three years either. The father does not live with the mother. The father lives elsewhere.
The mother has apparently sacrificed her life to deal with her Autistic son. It may be that this family has been torn apart by the fact of Adam Lanza's Autism, and his mother's willingness to sacrifice everything to help him.
People who have Autism do not have a mind that functions in the same way as the minds of other people do.
Autistic people do not have normal human reactions to things. Sometimes they have almost no emotional attachment to others at all. Or if they do, they do not know how to express it.
They also tend to get very upset by obscure things that only their brain can put together or take apart.
In other words, they don't communicate what is in their head well enough for others to understand.
There is little help for such people. Not many children with autism live independently after reaching adulthood, though some become "successful" in the things their brains allow them to do.
I understand there are people who do music therapy and other types of therapy that are designed to help Autistic people out of their shell, to help them express themselves. But, it is also my understanding, and perhaps I am wrong, that Autistic people often do not ever really truly come out of their "shell".
I wonder whether it is a shell at all, or if perhaps, that is just them.
Always on Watch knows a lot more about Autism than I do. If she has anything to add to this post, or if she thinks I am wrong in anything I say here, I hope she will add to this post and help us understand what may have happened, and why it may have happened.
- Oregon Shooter's Mom Posted About Her Gun Collection, And About Raising A Son With Autism
Laurel Margaret Harper Heavy.comShooter's mom posted online about her gun collection and raising a son with Asperger'sThe relationship between Laurel Harper and her son has eerie similarities to that of Nancy Lanza and her son, Sandy Hook Elementary...
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EXCLUSIVE: Inside the mind of Newtown killer Adam Lanza; he ‘was like a ghost’His mother spotted his precipitous withdrawal before he went on his rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School. ‘He didn’t understand why she wanted him to go out into...
- When Autists Become Monsters
From Salon in March of 2009: The monster inside my son For years I thought of his autism as beautiful and mysterious. But when he turned unspeakably violent, I had to question everything I knew. On Feb. 14 I awaken to this headline: “Professor Beaten...
- Denying Reality
A few minutes ago, I was watching Fox News. On the air came a psychologist who apparently specializes in autism. She spoke of how we should not be discussing autism as having any possible connection with the horror inside the walls of Sandy Hook...
- Damien, Come Out And Play
Quotes from a Daily Mail article on Adam Lanza: ‘Nancy was a good mother, kind-hearted,’ she added. ‘She wasn’t one to deny reality. She would have sought psychiatric help for her son had she felt he needed it.’ Former classmate Olivia...
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We Don't Know Much About This Shooting Yet, But ...
I think the following five paragraphs may tell us almost everything we need to know ....
Lanza is believed to have suffered from a personality disorder and lived with his mother, said a law enforcement official who was briefed on the investigation.
A law enforcement official speaking on condition of anonymity said investigators believe Lanza attended the school several years ago but appeared to have no recent connection to it.
At least one parent said Lanza's mother was a substitute teacher there. But her name did not appear on a staff list. And the official said investigators were unable to establish any connection so far between her and the school.
Lanza's older brother, 24-year-old Ryan Lanza, of Hoboken, N.J., was questioned, but a law enforcement official said he was not believed to have had a role in the rampage.
Investigators were searching his computers and phone records, but he told law enforcement he had not been in touch with his brother since about 2010.... and that is that we will never know much about what happened, why it happened, or what was going on in Adam Lanza's "mind".
Note that the brother has apparently not seen his brother in almost three years. The brother lives with the mother. We can infer from this that the brother has not seem much of his mother in almost three years either. The father does not live with the mother. The father lives elsewhere.
The mother has apparently sacrificed her life to deal with her Autistic son. It may be that this family has been torn apart by the fact of Adam Lanza's Autism, and his mother's willingness to sacrifice everything to help him.
People who have Autism do not have a mind that functions in the same way as the minds of other people do.
Autistic people do not have normal human reactions to things. Sometimes they have almost no emotional attachment to others at all. Or if they do, they do not know how to express it.
They also tend to get very upset by obscure things that only their brain can put together or take apart.
In other words, they don't communicate what is in their head well enough for others to understand.
There is little help for such people. Not many children with autism live independently after reaching adulthood, though some become "successful" in the things their brains allow them to do.
I understand there are people who do music therapy and other types of therapy that are designed to help Autistic people out of their shell, to help them express themselves. But, it is also my understanding, and perhaps I am wrong, that Autistic people often do not ever really truly come out of their "shell".
I wonder whether it is a shell at all, or if perhaps, that is just them.
Always on Watch knows a lot more about Autism than I do. If she has anything to add to this post, or if she thinks I am wrong in anything I say here, I hope she will add to this post and help us understand what may have happened, and why it may have happened.
- Oregon Shooter's Mom Posted About Her Gun Collection, And About Raising A Son With Autism
Laurel Margaret Harper Heavy.comShooter's mom posted online about her gun collection and raising a son with Asperger'sThe relationship between Laurel Harper and her son has eerie similarities to that of Nancy Lanza and her son, Sandy Hook Elementary...
-
EXCLUSIVE: Inside the mind of Newtown killer Adam Lanza; he ‘was like a ghost’His mother spotted his precipitous withdrawal before he went on his rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School. ‘He didn’t understand why she wanted him to go out into...
- When Autists Become Monsters
From Salon in March of 2009: The monster inside my son For years I thought of his autism as beautiful and mysterious. But when he turned unspeakably violent, I had to question everything I knew. On Feb. 14 I awaken to this headline: “Professor Beaten...
- Denying Reality
A few minutes ago, I was watching Fox News. On the air came a psychologist who apparently specializes in autism. She spoke of how we should not be discussing autism as having any possible connection with the horror inside the walls of Sandy Hook...
- Damien, Come Out And Play
Quotes from a Daily Mail article on Adam Lanza: ‘Nancy was a good mother, kind-hearted,’ she added. ‘She wasn’t one to deny reality. She would have sought psychiatric help for her son had she felt he needed it.’ Former classmate Olivia...