The three cardinal signs of autism are limited language development, lack of understanding of socialization, and limited, repetitive behavior. For Asperger’s, the language skills are normal.
Cho’s lack of social skills is clearly what makes people think that he may have had autism. But he expressed hatred for societal behavior, implying some understanding of it, and an acknowledgement that he had poor social skills. And there was nothing at all to suggest that he had repetitive motor behavior or obsessive habits.
What is all this armchair physician diagnosis attempting to diagnos Cho as autistic. Rain man was autistic, my friend’s son is autistic, there’s nothing in this guy’s medical record to remotely indicate he was anything but a psychotic, perhaps borderline schizo with a full blown breakdown coming.
People said he wouldn’t speak to anyone even when someone would say hello.
His rants about his victimization show how out there he was.
That is not autism.