An autism rights group this weekend urged people not to stigmatize those with the disorder in the wake of revelations that Newtown, Conn., elementary school gunman had Asperger's syndrome.
Asperger's syndrome is a developmental disability characterized by difficulties in social exchanges and repetitive patterns or behaviors. People with this disability sometimes exhibit sensory processing challenges, for example sensitivity to loud
NEW YORK - While an official has said that the 20-year-old gunman in the Connecticut school shooting had Asperger's syndrome, experts say there is no connection between the disorder and violence. Asperger's is a mild
Asperger's, guns, and divorce: What we know about Connecticut massacre suspect Adam Lanza. The nation mourns for the victims in Newtown and asks who could commit such an unthinkable crime. Slowly, a portrait of the alleged killer is emerging
Some people are linking the shooting in Connecticut with autism, or something called Ausperger's Disorder. But as Dr. Dave Hnida reports, those alone aren't the cause -- there something else going on to cause this type of
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