Doug Passon

couple of things i fall back on and i will say i don't want to create the impression that people on the spectrum are completely broken deficient in any way yes it is a disability but any disability can be overcome but i do think that it's a superpower and kryptonite all rolled into one it's that kryptonite aspect that we need to shine the light on and say okay how is this so debilitating

couple of things i fall back on and i will say i don't want to create the impression that people on the spectrum are completely broken deficient in any way yes it is a disability but any disability can be overcome but i do think that it's a superpower and kryptonite all rolled into one it's that kryptonite aspect that we need to shine the light on and say okay how is this so debilitating

Kryptonite kills Superman, right? How can autism be so debilitating that it could cause you to commit a crime like, oh, I don't know, downloading child porn, meeting a 12-year-old girl for a sexual encounter in a parking lot? Now, your listeners, their skin's going to crawl, but these are the kinds of things a lot of people on the spectrum find themselves in trouble for.

Kryptonite kills Superman, right? How can autism be so debilitating that it could cause you to commit a crime like, oh, I don't know, downloading child porn, meeting a 12-year-old girl for a sexual encounter in a parking lot? Now, your listeners, their skin's going to crawl, but these are the kinds of things a lot of people on the spectrum find themselves in trouble for.

Kryptonite kills Superman, right? How can autism be so debilitating that it could cause you to commit a crime like, oh, I don't know, downloading child porn, meeting a 12-year-old girl for a sexual encounter in a parking lot? Now, your listeners, their skin's going to crawl, but these are the kinds of things a lot of people on the spectrum find themselves in trouble for.

And then there are your basic fraud cases. How do they get in trouble for committing white-collar crimes? Not to mention like terrorism related offenses. Do you know how many 1-6 defendants are probably on the autism spectrum? I have a client right now who destroyed allegedly some energy facilities. Why? Because he's passionate about climate change.

And then there are your basic fraud cases. How do they get in trouble for committing white-collar crimes? Not to mention like terrorism related offenses. Do you know how many 1-6 defendants are probably on the autism spectrum? I have a client right now who destroyed allegedly some energy facilities. Why? Because he's passionate about climate change.

And then there are your basic fraud cases. How do they get in trouble for committing white-collar crimes? Not to mention like terrorism related offenses. Do you know how many 1-6 defendants are probably on the autism spectrum? I have a client right now who destroyed allegedly some energy facilities. Why? Because he's passionate about climate change.

He knows everything there is to know about global weather patterns and history of climate change, the players, the coal industry, the fuel industry, the way this pipeline works, everything. And he's brilliant.

He knows everything there is to know about global weather patterns and history of climate change, the players, the coal industry, the fuel industry, the way this pipeline works, everything. And he's brilliant.

He knows everything there is to know about global weather patterns and history of climate change, the players, the coal industry, the fuel industry, the way this pipeline works, everything. And he's brilliant.

Then he goes out and does something allegedly as dumb as shooting a gun in the middle of the night, nobody's hurt, but blowing some holes in a transmitter to shut down this little rinky-dink power station in the middle of nowhere. And the question is, how could someone so smart do something so dumb? What were they thinking? And the answer is they weren't thinking because that's what autism is.

Then he goes out and does something allegedly as dumb as shooting a gun in the middle of the night, nobody's hurt, but blowing some holes in a transmitter to shut down this little rinky-dink power station in the middle of nowhere. And the question is, how could someone so smart do something so dumb? What were they thinking? And the answer is they weren't thinking because that's what autism is.

Then he goes out and does something allegedly as dumb as shooting a gun in the middle of the night, nobody's hurt, but blowing some holes in a transmitter to shut down this little rinky-dink power station in the middle of nowhere. And the question is, how could someone so smart do something so dumb? What were they thinking? And the answer is they weren't thinking because that's what autism is.

It's really an impairment of the way that your brain processes information. I know I'm talking a lot, so feel free to shut me down or interrupt or whatever. But the way I make sense of this in my own mind is there's a few pillars that lead to trouble, big trouble.

It's really an impairment of the way that your brain processes information. I know I'm talking a lot, so feel free to shut me down or interrupt or whatever. But the way I make sense of this in my own mind is there's a few pillars that lead to trouble, big trouble.

It's really an impairment of the way that your brain processes information. I know I'm talking a lot, so feel free to shut me down or interrupt or whatever. But the way I make sense of this in my own mind is there's a few pillars that lead to trouble, big trouble.

First is isolation. This part always chokes me up because I think of my own son. Thank God he's never been in trouble a day in his life. Why? Because probably since he was four or five years old, he had a diagnosis and he had parents who understood this stuff and had access to therapy and resources and have understood what potential pitfalls and dangers are. I do this work.

First is isolation. This part always chokes me up because I think of my own son. Thank God he's never been in trouble a day in his life. Why? Because probably since he was four or five years old, he had a diagnosis and he had parents who understood this stuff and had access to therapy and resources and have understood what potential pitfalls and dangers are. I do this work.

First is isolation. This part always chokes me up because I think of my own son. Thank God he's never been in trouble a day in his life. Why? Because probably since he was four or five years old, he had a diagnosis and he had parents who understood this stuff and had access to therapy and resources and have understood what potential pitfalls and dangers are. I do this work.