Mae Russaw Having Asperger’s doesn’t mean that the trauma he just shared that he endured would or would not and has or has not provoked an unhealthy response. I’ve taught for a long time and I’ve had children with Asperger’s who were usually blended into classrooms with children that presented with other ID. These children regardless of them being brilliant and well articulated sometimes did and would become aggressive when triggered even when a trigger or event couldn’t be identified I’ve had these students make bomb threats and harm their peers or attempt to harm the parents that adopted them. He’s brilliant and very articulated. Jaguar starved him and her mother and was violent with him. He gets triggered and extremely excited throughout this interview (rightfully so). While he probably needed to get this retell out of his system and to process it, it needed to be processed with a professional in a safe space and not on TKs platform. It’s not funny. I don’t think he needs to be on medication though as he’s shown us nothing in this interview that would implicate he needs it to function in a healthy and safe way. His story should not be exploited for entertainment. I also think it’s very wise for the people around him to support boundaries so that he has limited to no interactions with his mother. She has done enough damage. He stated that he does suffer from panic, paranoia and eluded to struggling with anxiety as a result of the trauma. We don’t know if he’s on medication for those symptoms and it’s no one’s business if he is. I have a high functioning sibling that has a spectrum disorder. His anxiety is extreme however he does okay without medication and doesn’t display violence or process violence or threats socially. Medication is supplemental it’s not the correct or necessary intervention for everyone. He would benefit or possibly already has benefited from Cogntive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR (Don’t ask me how I know).
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H w He stated multiple times that he suffers from mental health symptoms as well as a diagnosis in alignment with Asperger’s. This doesn’t prevent people from doing everyday things and it doesn’t mean they also need medication.