AS and violence

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Can being violent be a symptom of classic Autism, depending on the situation?



I am now very good at reading and understanding, emotions, facial cues, body languages.


But I still have problems with social-emotional reciprocity, ranging, for example, from abnormal social approach and failure of normal back-and-forth conversation; to reduced sharing of interests, emotions, or affect; to failure to initiate or respond to social interactions.



I an nineteen years old.


I had this problem for nineteen years.


for nineteen years, I would only talk about things that fitted my specific subjects of interest, often manifesting as a borderline obsession with a few areas and/or hobbies.





I used to have severe communication delays, severe case of Prosopagnosia, learning disorders, borderline intellectual functioning, speech delay, bizarre interests, delusions, hallucinations, painful sensory issues and self-injury behaviors from my early childhood.


I also was violent and aggressive if my routine changed when I was a young child.



I know that Autistic people don't want connection between Autism and violence, but there is a difference between attacking someone who scared you, compare to planned violence.


I was so scared as a child if my routine changed, that is why I acted in violence



Huge difference!




I did not plan any violence, I just acted with my fear of my change in routine.

I used to commit cyber-crimes and one psychical crime in the past



I have a history of being diagnosed with PDD-NOS and Mental Retardation Unspecified when I was an infant.

When I was three years old, I flew to the USA, my diagnosis changed to OHI ( Other Health Impairment ), then my parents got a second opinion, I was diagnosed with Autistic Disorder.

In 2013, my diagnosis of Mental Mental Retardation Unspecified and Autistic Disorder changed to cognitive and specific learning disorders, then Autism Spectrum Disorder.





Just because I have Pervasive Developmental Disorder, does not mean that I am never capable of being a criminal, especially because I'm higher-functioning.


What you also said is a stereotype, not all with ASD are adherence to following the rules, especially if they only have some traits of ASD that caused them great distress in daily life.