[RedMonqey]

Because it takes the blame off our excuse of a civilization to figure out why so many young men are totally disassociated from any feeling for others.

Asperger's Syndrome alone cannot explain his violence but add in video game addition, social isolation, sense of entitlement, porno addition(IMO) and, yes, availability of weapons, combined with lack of parental guidance, you get the witches brew by the name of Elliot Rodger.

By any other name, this evil is just as deadly...

[grania]

From my personal contact with students over the years, I agree with you that all of those external influences can upset the person with Asberger's. I also wonder why they're prescribed meds. Oftentimes, they just want to be left alone, and are often creative and imaginative.

The "team" or "group" often unsettles them. They seem most settled in the big classrooms of old, with quiet private corners with lots of options for individual activities. Some people just want some privacy and peace and quite to recharge their batteries. In the modern classroom, that's considered to be a disorder.