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autism and agression

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obviously right off we know this is a controversial and hard topic, but its something i really feel needs adressed for all of us.

i want to ask both sides, autistics and nts, what your views/thoughts on autism being connected with agression are;

first , for the nts who know /live with someone with autism who DOES have agression and sometimes violence,

for example, those with children who have 'tantrums that can result in violence and them lashing out, usually because of an autistic related stressor (hypersensitivty or misunderstanding of social experiences etc) as i have read a good number of those stories on this site, many of you have said you experience this

how do you feel when there are so many trying to distance autism from this issue, when those of us who live with it believer there is a connection? 

and for those of you with autism,

how do you feel about the connection made when you personally have never been agressive, lashed out or violent ?

and for those who have been agressivew, lashed out or violent, do you feel the connection is a fair one or unfair? 

as i said, i know this is a 'loaded' question, please try to be respectful when answering, thanks Laughing

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  • We are all individuals with different personalities, which our autism can intensify. We react to stress in different ways. Some of us lash out, while others retreat into themselves and attempt to block out the world, entering a trance like state. We can also change over time and in different contexts.

    When younger, I had frequent and intense tantrums that occurred when a special interest was denied or a routine was changed. The tantrum meant that I would scream, throw things, and I once even hit my Mum. I regret this now.

    I still sometimes have tantrums, but they are not as extreme, and I can be reasoned with in a way that I could not be before. My empathy has grown as I have got older. However, I have never been an intentionally violent person, and it pains me greatly to see physical suffering, and actually makes me want to cry. Is this a form of empathy? But I struggle to relate to other people's feelings, particularly if I have not experienced it myself.

    I do not think that people with Autism are any more malicious or intentionally aggressive than any other demographic group, unless we also have a personality disorder. The media often misrepresents us as prone to aggression, sadly perpetuating negative sterotypes which often portray us as cold and heartless - rubbish of course.

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  • We are all individuals with different personalities, which our autism can intensify. We react to stress in different ways. Some of us lash out, while others retreat into themselves and attempt to block out the world, entering a trance like state. We can also change over time and in different contexts.

    When younger, I had frequent and intense tantrums that occurred when a special interest was denied or a routine was changed. The tantrum meant that I would scream, throw things, and I once even hit my Mum. I regret this now.

    I still sometimes have tantrums, but they are not as extreme, and I can be reasoned with in a way that I could not be before. My empathy has grown as I have got older. However, I have never been an intentionally violent person, and it pains me greatly to see physical suffering, and actually makes me want to cry. Is this a form of empathy? But I struggle to relate to other people's feelings, particularly if I have not experienced it myself.

    I do not think that people with Autism are any more malicious or intentionally aggressive than any other demographic group, unless we also have a personality disorder. The media often misrepresents us as prone to aggression, sadly perpetuating negative sterotypes which often portray us as cold and heartless - rubbish of course.

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