The Asperger's Syndrome

Many have beren troubled by early and repeated references to Adam Lanza and his alleged "developmental" problems, often specifically mentioning Asperger's or autism.   That  may well turn out to be the case but the way it has been slipped into stories often--though certainly not always--suggests that this might partly explain why he acted the way he did.

Now the NYT's very diligent public editor Margaret Sullivan looks at the Times' record on this, finds some issues and gets some response.  Read it all.  "These are questions of clarity and accuracy — and those affect everyone. But more optimistically, there is now an opportunity to do some educating. I hope that happens."