This
is the latest question sweeping the minds of the people across
the US and outside the US.
December 14, 2012 has become a dark day in US history. On
this day 20 innocent children and 6 elementary school teachers
were killed by a 20 year old gun man. Reports suggests that
the gun man might have been suffering from Asperger syndrome.
This has raised renewed interest on Asperger syndrome and
its relation to violence. Is Asperger syndrome linked to violence
as published in research
papers or it is not as reported in news
media?
The National Institute of Mental
Health’s Epidemiologic Catchment Area study, which followed
nearly 18,000 people, found that “the lifetime prevalence
of violence among people with serious mental illness like
schizophrenia or bipolar disorder was 16 percent compared
to 7 percent among people without any mental disorder.”
The National Institute of Mental Health’s E.C.A. study
on the other hand says “people with no mental disorder
who abused alcohol or drugs were nearly 7 times likely to
commit violent acts compared to non-abusers.”
So what is Asperger syndrome? What
is experts opinion on this topic? Watch the videos to learn
more on this topic.
Watch the informational Video#1: What is Asperger Syndrome?
Watch the Video#2: Asperger Syndrome and Violence
Staggering Autism numbers in US ...
Image credit:baylor.edu
The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) now estimates that 1 in 88 U.S. children
are on the autism spectrum. For boys the number is even higher
with 1 in 54 affected. As the numbers climb, autism remains
a frustrating mystery for families, clinicians, and researchers.
Is there an issue in the way
Autism is defined and diagnosed? American Psychiatric Association
thinks so. It believes a new diagnosis criteria will change
the way the disorder is defined.
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