autism and agression

Hope said:

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.

yes i think so  my partner is going through it as well, hes develpoing an 'empathy' which he didnt have before, just because its not quite the same empathy as nts doesnt mean its not empathy

see, im not talking about media, everyone focus on media, i dont, because im not media, and nor is my partner, or every other story on here which is related to autism and agression, media may demonise many things'people, but they re irrelevant

for me whats relvant is the facts, which we know most tabloid media isnt good at reporting, so i dont even count them in this issue as relevant

the issue is purely can autistics become violent and is it related TO autism or autistic based symptoms and with a lot of the stories on here and elsewhere, it does seem to exist

no one (here) is  saying autistics are MORE anything, but they are LESS able to control, cope with and importantly EXPRESS their stress/frustration, thats an autistic trait

its a biological issue, the frontal lobe is where the so called 'higher functioning' happens, the emotional and social functioning, and THAT as we all know is what autism affects

Hope said:

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.

yes i think so  my partner is going through it as well, hes develpoing an 'empathy' which he didnt have before, just because its not quite the same empathy as nts doesnt mean its not empathy

see, im not talking about media, everyone focus on media, i dont, because im not media, and nor is my partner, or every other story on here which is related to autism and agression, media may demonise many things'people, but they re irrelevant

for me whats relvant is the facts, which we know most tabloid media isnt good at reporting, so i dont even count them in this issue as relevant

the issue is purely can autistics become violent and is it related TO autism or autistic based symptoms and with a lot of the stories on here and elsewhere, it does seem to exist

no one (here) is  saying autistics are MORE anything, but they are LESS able to control, cope with and importantly EXPRESS their stress/frustration, thats an autistic trait

its a biological issue, the frontal lobe is where the so called 'higher functioning' happens, the emotional and social functioning, and THAT as we all know is what autism affects