In December 2012 I looked on in horror as the news reported the Sandy Hook tragedy. Tears streamed down my face as the reports of the tiny little lives lost and their selfless educators. Adam Lanza a young man on the Autism Spectrum was the killer, and suddenly Autism Made him do it. I made a Facebook comment about the babies being killed and someone commented that "He killed his mom too", and my knee jerk reaction was...Yeah but there's a story behind that. I made so many people mad, and guess what...The story was she had an arsenal of damn guns at the house with an emotionally fragile boy. On top of that she taught him how to shoot the guns. Who does that?
Now in advance I know I sound terribly insensitive, but as a parent I'm ultimately responsible for my child's behavior. As a mom I socially bare the blame...Why? Because nobody ever says "Where's your Dad?" It's always "Where's your Mom". What should be said is "Where's your Parents". Very rarely do I find fault with the victim, but keeping a house full of guns just goes beyond my realm of comprehension. So, for me blaming Autism, just doesn't work! Before you question my logic here, no I don't blame every parent for every action their child makes. Sometimes no matter what our efforts are, the outcomes are less than great.
Fast Forward to January 2014 I read that Peter Lanza The father of Adam is turning over his son's treatment records. My feeling are very mixed about this because on the one hand looking into Adam's world may provide some answers to what he did. On the other hand I wonder is this an attempt to blame his actions on Autism Spectrum Disorder? Quite frankly the latter doesn't sit well with me. Ultimately no matter what those records say in my mind there was no reason for that many firearms to be in that house. Guns killed the victims of Sandy Hook not Autism.
http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-sandy-hook-autism-0118-20140118,0,5438287.story
I'm sorry if I offended anyone.
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