Tag: descrimination

ā€œThe Myth of the ā€˜Autistic Shooterā€™ā€

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ā€œAlthough there is no established connection between autism and murder, some eagerly leapt to causality and scapegoating,ā€ Andrew Solomon writes in the New York Times. ā€œTarring the autistic community in this manner ā€” like presuming that most black people are thieves or that most Muslims are terrorists ā€” is an insidious form of profiling. It exacerbates the tendency for people with autism to be excluded, teased and assaulted in childhood and adulthood.ā€