James Holmes may have Aspergers?

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I am just curious about the case as well.

James Holmes' Psychiatrist Contacted University Police Weeks Before Movie-Theater Shooting(ABC)

Fenton would have had to have serious concerns to break confidentiality with her patient to reach out to the police officer or others, the sources said. Under Colorado law, a psychiatrist can legally breach a pledge of confidentiality with a patient if he or she becomes aware of a serious and imminent threat that their patient might cause harm to others. Psychiatrists can also breach confidentiality if a court has ordered them to do so.The statement went on to say that police involvement with threat assessment "could include security matters, badge access, background checks, wellness checks, criminal investigations and referrals and outreach to other law enforcement agencies." [quote]

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Now that there's a little bit more information out. What do you think about this?

No, there's a whole boatload of crazy in there, things we can't relate to. Most Aspies/Autistics have no interest in harming anyone ever, and are way too much into their interests to be even theoretically bothered by it.

I kind of feel like there was more to this story than the media let on...I mean how did the guy order all that advanced equipment to create complex bombs in his apartment. Where would a medical school student afford all that for one and how would they know how to work it. I feel something odd is gong on with that whole thing. Things just don't seem to add up.

It's a government black op. It's quite simple. MKULTRA...

Have you seen his scores and grades? He was/is highly intelligent at least in some form or another. I guess he's not intelligent in all areas but he did excel in natural sciences (besides other subjects,in practically everything he chose to do). It's entirely possible he set up those bombs himself. And if he'd already planned to end up in prison, he would have no concern on how to pay for some of the things he ordered. Besides, he ordered much more than he needed.

I believe his lack of empathy only arose due to being medicated and undergoing a sudden withdrawal from those medications which caused a severe discontinuation syndrome. Those with autism have an increased permeability of the blood brain barrier and therefore can experience adverse drug reactions and much more severe withdrawal symptoms. The point is his behaviour changed drastically from anxiety/depression to complete psychosis ONLY after being medicated and all evidence points to him suffering initial anxiety due to social difficulties which does lend itself to a diagnosis of higher functioning autism.

[quote="JeremyNJ1984"]Apparently it has already made its way into the public discourse:


This is what annoys me - saying James has higher functioning autism should NOT equate to labelling those with autism as maniacs! The facts are that those with autism suffer from anxiety and the more intelligent ones tend to be misdiagnosed with an anxiety disorder rather than autism due to the fact they are more likely to self manage their condition, thereby making the condition less obvious for diagnosis. They are then medicated for the anxiety and due to the increased permeability of the blood brain barrier of those with autism, the medications have a much more potent/toxic effect and this usually results in an abrupt withdrawal which in turn results in much more severe withdrawal symptoms/discontinuation syndrome. So, people with autism are much more likely to be medicated with psychotropic drugs that are almost guaranteed to cause some form of mental breakdown. FACT. The sooner people get this phenomenon highlighted to medical practitioners and in the media the better!

James showed NO signs of psychosis prior to being medicated - he was medicated for ANXIETY, once those facts are acknowledged it is fairly easy to arrive at an accurate diagnosis. People who have autism have an increased permeability of the blood brain barrier - this means that psychotropic drugs have a much more potent effect, often leading to a sudden withdrawal from the medications which in turn results in much more severe withdrawal symptoms/discontinuation syndrome. James appears to suffer from higher functioning autism, this was misdiagnosed as an anxiety disorder, he was medicated, the medications led to a manic reaction that made James believe he must be suffering from dysphoric mania (which is a condition that massively worsens upon being medicated!) So - it is logical to assume that if James believed himself to have dysphoric mania he will have stopped taking the medications abrutly. The sudden withdrawal would have caused all the ensuing behaviours/mania. James is not schizophrenic - he has suffered a severe reaction to the medications - no psychiatrist worth their salt can make a diagnosis that ignores the part the medications have played in this tragedy

Considering that his mother was a psychiatric nurse, it's not likely that an autism spectrum disorder would have gone undetected during Holmes youth. It is pretty obvious that he is a delusional individual, by any reasonable observation, regardless of what potential diagnosis may eventually be attached to those delusions.

It's not impossible that someone like him presenting the behavior he is currently presenting would have an autism spectrum disorder, as the ICD10 acknowledges that Aspergers is associated with psychotic breaks from reality in young adulthood, in some cases.

Regarding the comment about a psychiatric nurse being likely to diagnose autism - my brother spent TEN years medicated on anti-psychotics for a breakdown. The breakdown was brought on by withdrawal from EFFEXOR which he had been prescribed for anxiety/depression. When my brother withdrew from SSRI anti-psychotics he suffered all the same symptoms as James Holmes - even down to the 'wide eyed stare' and in addition he suffered seizures. The withdrawal symptoms lasted for almost two months. Once he was recovered he was diagnosed with higher functioning autism. In TEN YEARS the psychiatrists had failed to diagnose this condition despite my pleas for him to be tested as my youngest daughter had recently been diagnosed and upon educating myself about the condition I had realised that my brother had displayed obvious signs of autism since childhood! I have since discovered that those with autism have increased permeability of the blood brain barrier - meaning that psychotropic medications have a much more potent effect/toxicity and they suffer much more severe withdrawal symptoms, including psychosis, seizures etc!

You are right - neither of these conditions are likely to cause the kind of aggression James displayed, THAT level of aggression is brought on by MEDICATIONS - people with autism have increased permeability of the blood brain barrier - leading to increased reactions to medication and symptoms of medication withdrawal. All the evidence points to James suffering HIGHER FUNCTIONING AUTISM (often misdiagnosed as an anxiety disorder because these people CAN make friends which flies in the face of the TYPICAL STEREOTYPE of an aspie/autism sufferer). James was medicated - a significant change in cognitive function occurs with the medication leading James to believe he has dysphoric mania (a condition worsened by medication) prompting James to withdraw suddenly from the meds which in turn causes severe discontinuation syndrome that can include ALL James behaviours. I have witnessed discontinuation syndrome in someone with autism and the case was almost identical except he also suffered seizures. The symptoms lasted almost two months.

I'm assuming you are basing your theory on assumptions and personal experience? Or do you know for certain that James was being medicated for Anxiety?
I must say, I suspect that one factor could have been, that he was being medicated for something, stopped taking his medications and then something happened....it's very vague but you can't be that specific.

Do you have some more reasons for why you believe he was being medicated, medicated for depression or anxiety, and could have HFA?

I think just as many NT's suffer drug injury. its very common.
But Jimmy had been planning a shooting for a while.... it wasnt just a bad day for him, but a premeditated months ahead crime
The Batman movie premier coincided with his final breakdown from medication drug injury, so that day became the moment, but the moment [was always?] coming for him, he planned the event
His profile pictures also make him look like a recreational drug user. So his mental state may also have been affected by weed or meth or coke....

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