[graciegirl]

When I was in school it was taught that all human behavior could be changed and modified and that children were born as " blank slates". Now much has been learned that certain tendencies and personalities are born with us and can be modified to some degree but there isn't an answer or a solution to all behavior problems and all mental illnesses.

I am worried that the kids in this country who have Asbergers will now have the additional burden of having people fear them when in almost all cases these people are not in anyway a threat to society.

Some mental illnesses are caused by environment, stress,traumatic events and lack of nurture, but most are either genetic or are caused by an imbalance in brain chemistry or brain configuration. We can't let what we see in the movies guide our understanding of mental illness. There are those people with mental illness are a threat to their family and to society and there is no place where they can be safely placed and that is a huge problem. I have read things that said we need to report behaviors but until someone acts or makes a threat it does not become criminal behavior.

There just isn't any pat or easy answer. I cannot think of a single one.