"Cho likely did not receive the help and support that he needed early on --
that is why early intervention is so important, and that is why places like
the Autism Center of Pittsburgh exist. "
*Have no idea*
I don't think it was the lack of early intervention, I think it was because of really BAD environments somehow. Not necessarily poor, not necessarily bullied or abused, just nowhere to go.
Or.. maybe he was such a philosopher and didn't learn much of life's strategy, which I think could result in just about anything.
Ngh!
I've linked these news to the norwegian board I'm visitting, apparently they don't know much of what that is going on around the world.
I've yet to see any comments.
I don't think we should sympathize too much with the killer, but I agree that this could have been prevented, probably by stopping the abuse he was going through.
Didn't read all of the last there.
But the things that they says should have been enough to kick him out of the school are things that I have seen some classmates of mine do all the time.
I think something in a similar direction, but I've no idea really.
I think he didn't think much of the consequences, or that he thought that the consequences wouldn't necessarily be "bad" in his philosophy. Whenever I get some ideas like that strifing my mind (which is seldom) I immediatly kind of fear the idea's consequences as I imagine they are definitely bad.
You and Amy are for sure very inspiring speakers, I've quoted you posts a couple of times in my signature at norwegian autism board.
... I guess I am one of those idealistic youths, but I do try to understand the situation of the parents by reading their stories, but then that might not be enough.
I think more people have to read that one, more and more.
There must be some agenda going on that the media wants to give autistics a bad name
Their strategy might be evil, but I don't think they want much more than viewed articles. They probably make some money by the provocation they create.
The traditional mercury theory without the word autism in it.
I've posted at a norwegian discussion board now.
I think he had the anger within like many people within who are abused or bullied feel sometimes (or at least me), the difference is that he didn't fear to let out his anger like that.
It's important to try to figure out what it was that triggered this behavior, so that we can prevent it in the future.
... and we most likely have to try to understand Cho then.
Sure, it was bad that the victims died, but the victims are aparently irrelevant from his reason to do so.
And they probably won't get as much protection as Bush does.
(this might sound anti-Bush yes)
I think it was his environments incompetence of handling his differences, but they probably lacked directions so it is kind of everyone's fault, everyone who had the possibility to direct his environments in the right direction.
Personally I don't believe in fault, deserve and honor.