Adam Lanza diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome before parents divorce in 2009!

In this article I noticed this:

During their meetings, the couple mentioned that Adam Lanza had been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, an autism-like disorder, Levy said. But the Lanzas were in complete agreement on how to address Adam's needs and said little about the details of his condition, Levy said.

"The only two things I remember them saying is that she really didn't like to leave him alone and I know they went out of their way to accommodate him," said Levy, who recalled Nancy and Peter Lanza as very respectful of each other and equally concerned about their son's needs.

"They worked together about it," Levy said. "The mom, Nancy, pretty much said she was going to take care of him (Adam) and be there as much as he needed her, even long-term."

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My son was diagnosed with Asperger's in 2005. Prior to this the schools treated our family negatively due to being mis-diagnosed with AD/HD a "behavioral disorder".

I knew there was something going on and wanted to help my son so bad and knew that it was not our family life that was causing his issues. The diagnoses in 2005 changed everything because then we understood it was neurological and not behavioral.

The schools also changed their behavior. Thank goodness for the IDEA, it backed me up more than once due to the schools have no clue what it says.

People with Asperger's are very sensitive and do not recognize facial expressions, body language, metaphors, nor voice inflections, they are very literal in their speech, come off as extremely rude to others who do not know them.

My son is social because of how social I am. I didn't want him to be introverted nor anti-social.

I feel for this mother and her son.

I will keep watch on whether or not Adam having Aspergers is even picked up on or understood by the media, or the majority of people out there, let alone reading this post!

Be Love!

Last Edited by ScarletOctavia on 12/17/2012 06:07 PM