Don't judge everyone by your nephew. My grandson has Asperger's and he his a precious, loving, sensitive child. He can certainly be extremely difficult to handle; but, with the proper medication he behaves almost completely "normal". Luckily we caught his problem early. He is very bright but has trouble focusing and can be easily overwhelmed by noises or crowds. Social situations are akward for him. We are spending an enormous amount of time, patience, energy and money to see that he grows into a self supporting, productive citizen. Under no circustance is it reasonable to say that my grandson, or ALL people with Asperger's are the result of bad parenting or social permissiveness.
You should be ashamed of yourself. You sound like a Neanderthal, a pompous Neanderthal!!!!!
Have you heard of "Brainman" ??
I thought you'd like to read about this guy if you haven't already.
He gives a fascinating peek inside the brain of a person with Asperger's.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/26/60minutes/main2401846.shtml
Unless a conscience is infused into a child by age ten, he/she will NEVER have a conscience. In my anecdotal experience, the kid in question was diagnosed with Asperger's by a single obliging practitioner at fifteen, therefore the malady has replaced the missing conscience and he is absolved from every misdeed. As the diagnosis is purely subjective (no blood test), it seems to me that the little darling might just as easily be a classic sociopath than a true sufferer. I don't know about you, but the thought of a sociopath running around with a "get-out-of-jail-free-card" is extremely frightening to this particular Neanderthal.