then they counted the cases of autism in each group and calculated the autism rate. they found no difference. children who didn't get the shot had the same risk of developing autism as those who did. the team published the findings in the "new england journal of medicine." other studies carried out by researchers in sweden, britain, finland and the us also found no association between mmr and autism. additional evidence came from japan. the japanese changed their vaccine schedule in 1993, replacing the mmr triple shot with three separate vaccinations. but following the change, autism rates did not fall. in fact, they appeared to rise, thus making the triple shot an unlikely cause of autism. the danish team now went on to investigate the second theory: the mercury preservative thimerosal. it turned out that in denmark there was a simple way to test this as well. >> in denmark, since the '70s, only one vaccine has contained thimerosal, and that was a pertussis vaccine. it contained thimerosal until may-june '92. then the same vaccine continued but without thimerosal. >

while autism of fax all ratio -- autism affects all the ethnic and economic groups, delayed diagnoses cause minority children to be for the deaf -- for the behind in development in language and motor skills. we must be vigilant in early detection for all our children. as an early diagnosis can make the critical difference in the lifelong development of a child. we must also continue to invest federal research dollars in new and evolving therapies to improve the lives of those with autism spectrum disorders. in my district, we have the kennedy krieger institute, an internationally recognized institution dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with developmental disorders. these institutions improve the quality of life, education and continued development of those affected by what is a spectrum disorders and we must continue -- affected by autism spectrum disorders and we must continue to support them. there are many experts, individuals and groups who can help us in this effort. i want to take this moment to thank all of you for being here. as the chairman said, there are so ma

this is a form of autism. and that he was being treated for some kind of mental illness, but are those things even relevant? we begin this afternoon with a report from the boston station wgbh. >> accused shooter, adam lanza has been described as socially awkward and reclusive with an above average intellect. it's not clear whether the 20-year-old was ever formally diagnosed with a mental illness, but he was reportedly assigned to a psychologist in high school. still, his actions have spurred a renewed call for change in the way we address mental health issues. >> mental illness shove underneath a rock much we can't do that anymore. >> our nation needs to take a different approach to mental health and we need to speak about it more honestly. just as we need to do other things. >> experts say it's essential to improve access to treatment of mental illness and to increase public awareness to reduce the stigma associated with seeking help. >> all the issues with access to health care generally, one of the most dif

and the fou founders of autism speak say this. autism did not cause this horror, the profound tragedy of these senseless murdered will be compounded if it -- against people with autism, but according to a leading medical book, here are some of the behaviors. one, shows a lack of empathy. two, acts up with intense tantrums and three, shows aggression to others and to self. >> well, there's been, there have been a number of studies, very large studies done with autistic children. dr. catherine lord spoke with one this morning "the new york times" and went through the whole thing thoroughly. the result of it is that there is less likelihood of a child with autism to have an aggression against other people than there is for typical children, so not only is there no evidence that supports the fact that they are violent to other people, but they are actually less violent towards other people than typical people and when you really get into these stories about violence and you see children or young adults, what you're going to see genera

but what about in a brain with autism, like temple grandin's?ut you're gonna show us temple's brain? >> yes, we're going to show the inside of temple's brain. >> what i saw floored me. what did you think when you saw that? that is temple. that is that. that is that? >> that is this section and how it projects out. >> but that's dramatic. >> that's dramatic. >> schneider thinks this dramatic disorganization of the wiring may explain the language impairments seen in autism, but he won't know for sure until he scans more people. he hopes, among other things, that one day a brain scan will be able to diagnose autism early and tell parents if their child will ever speak. so he's affectionate. >> he's very, very affectionate. >> meantime, parents like amanda williams, nathan's mother, are latching on to the ipad, marveling at how the device is opening windows into their children's minds, even if the windows are open only a crack. >> i can't express to you enough, like, how amazing it is to watch him take his little finger and go like that in a control

>> well, if you look at the classic definition of autism or autism spectrum disorder, it's a developmental problem, which means you're born with a tendency, but it may show itself in the first few years of life. it's a developmental prong that affects your socialization, affects how you can communicate or interact with other people and has associated with it some repetitive behaviors or major areas of fascination or interest. more recently, people have actually taken this terminology and expanded the concept of autism spectrum disorder to really suggest problems with social skills or social behavior in general. sometimes without really digging down deep and asking what's driving them. and i think in these situations, when someone makes that kind of a statement, we have to ask are they talking about someone who has really been analyzed and evaluated carefully with a clearcut diagnosis or just a label being put on because it's a label of convenience? >> sanjay earlier was telling me there is no correlation that he no, sir of any studies he's looked at that would indicate that people who are

there were other young children in the room, women with autism, girls with autism.e need to remember that there's a huge gender bias as a diagnostic procedure that is keeping women from getting what they need, and that leads to victimization. many of them are mothers parenting children with autism now who need extra support to do that. i think this was a great start, but we still need to do so much more. host: thanks for calling. guest: i really appreciate you raising those issues. let me address a couple of them -- first, you are absolutely right -- there are really significant service provision needs, even for autistic people who, like you and i, can talk, and a lot of people do not recognize that. currently, about one in every three autistic youth transitioning out of high school have no access to employment or higher education opportunities in the years immediately after high school. that is a really serious problem. the problem is even more significant, by the way, if you come from a low-income family or from a minority family. this is something we absolutely h

you don't want to blame autism for their problem.ople as i'm reading here describe this gunman as nice and polite. they say they were shocked because he never showed any violent tendencies. i mean, can you -- does autism explain this type of behavior? i don't think so. >> quite frankly, autism doesn't explain this at all. i work with many autistic patients. i've worked with people who have high functioning autism, which is asperger's, and by the way, i should point out as a cautionary tale, we find one of the major causes of autism is this whole idea of not only is it passed on, but certainly some immune problems that women have when they're carrying their children. as far as in utero. but yes, we just do not find that people who are you ant -- autistic. we do find there is an issue as a man goes into manhood or adult hood, they may be much harder to manage, they may have some fits of anger, but we don't see them going out and committing murder and mayhem. this is more of an issue between a parent and a child getting them to just be

and yet people with autism can be just what you need in your workforce. the social entrepreneur thorkil sonne discovered that many autistic people are incredibly gifted in ways most of us are not. given the right environment they have high levels of concentration, they are extremely precise and have a great eye for detail. that's why he calls them the "specialists" and has set up a company to use their talents in the working world. >> 17-year-old emil godfredsen from denmark is using lego to work out a crane control system. like the other young people here, he has asperger syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder. unfamiliar situations make him nervous. at school, emil didn't fit in and was bored by lessons. >> at my old school, the teachers didn't believe that i was really good at computer programming. they never set me the right sort of assignments. so i said to them: i'm going to prove to you that i can access secure data and manipulate it any way i want. they still didn 't believe me, so i just did it. >> lessons were interrupted for 3 weeks. thorkil son

he also had some type of autism.od of time not just on autism and mental illness which autism is not and we talk about where we go from here in terms of diagnoses that can protect us all. ally bank. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. hi, i'm ensure clear... clear, huh? i'm not juice or fancy water. i've gotine grams of protein. that's three times more than me! [ female announcer ] ensure clear. nine grams protein. zero fat. in blueberry/pomegranate and peach. washington because president obama is expected to announce his new foreign policy team soon and there is growing speculation that president obama will tab a former republican senator to be his next secretary of defense, senator chuck hagel. even before that happens there i

manny, you're the father of a child who is on the autism spectrum.ar the reports about possible asperger's, what are your thoughts? >> listen, the autism spectrum is a very complex group of different ailments, but in no way does it have an evil component to it. most children with autism have sweet, loving children and asperger's in particular, you have high functioning individuals, very productive. yes, they have struggles with socializing, with communicating, they're normally intelligent and in many of times even the diagnosis is they're for the community. you know, we have to separate two things here we have aids in the autism spectrum. if they're not taken care of, if they're in the in a loving atmosphere, sometimes they're exposed to ugliness and cope with it in a different way, but sometimes with autism because they're a little behind in the communication skills, they're not able to talk about the ugliness, to me, it's more the environment, it's, you know, how they were raised, how they were loved, why you know, what, what, you know what people

autism didn't cause this tragedy. there is no scientific evidence or correlation, there is no historical trend to show that a diagnosis of autism leads to this planned violence and massacre. >> and we know there are children with disorders that may cause them to act out. people are saying that may have happened in this case. can you explain, i guess, the difference here and i know it's complicated. if you could, help make it easier for viewers to understand. >> absolutely. autism can be accompanied by challenging behaviors. an individual having difficulty communicating may have difficulty controlling or dealing with their anxiety. that we know. that is different from this kind of premeditated violent act that was planned that was against people that we see no connection and connected by something that is a health issue. autism is a neurological disorder and there is a big difference between the two. >> absolutely and i think that is what a lot of people were confused b the difference between the mental health issue an

he also had some type of autism.od of time not just on autism and mental illness which autism is not and we talk about where we go from here in terms of diagnoses that can protect us all. ally bank. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. hi, i'm ensure clear... clear, huh? i'm not juice or fancy water. i've gotine grams of protein. that's three times more than me! [ female announcer ] ensure clear. nine grams protein. zero fat. in blueberry/pomegranate and peach. megyn: back now to our top story the aftermath of the connecticut school shooting. last night, paramedics, police officers, firefighters who descended on the sandy hook elementary school moments after the rampage were honored. many of them they say are still struggling to

there really is just no evidence of a link between autism or asberinger's or anything on the autism spectrumo planned violence. this idea that people have violent outbursts or reactive violence, there's been some notion of that. but yesterday i decided to look into this a little bit more. one of the largest studies of 132 people and one that everyone quotes. in that study only three people had evidence of any violence whatsoever and reactive violence. i think we can dispel this myth that somehow autism contributed to this planned violence that we're talking about here. >> also, we have so many questions about the shooter and the families are just seeking for some answers. this whole community are seeking for answers and really just still reeling from this tragedy. there have been many support groups that have set up, but also a crisis center that was set up yesterday and you were telling me that you visited that crisis center. what did you see, what did you hear? >> i don't know what to expect, kate, it is so raw and whether or not people would just want to be at home with their families or

this is why kids with autism may respond differently. this is by someone with autism may have a tick or do behaviors that i don't understand but i see them have been. how can we get kids more aware of differences among them and say we're going to support this person and not ostracized them or pick on them because they're different because now we understand what's going on. >> host: is some of this about there being an petite? talk that. >> guest: absolutely. this is why are bush for the film was what it was and wanted to bring the same approach the book. we feel this is an issue so many of the snow is going on. we know numbers are extraordinary of kids being bullied. but it comes down to is understanding what it means to wake up every day and know that you're going to go to school and know that you're scared about what's going to happen to you dare. so many of the people who have not only contributed to the book, the people of the films have never had the opportunity to tell their story before because either there was no one there to lis

when you talk about autism or anything on the autism spectrum as they call it, it's a neurodevelopmental disorder. it's something that happened in the brain since time of birth. that's going to be different than a personality disorder or even a mental illness which could come on later in life. but the more crucial point is it's not associated with sort of planned violence. it just isn't. >> i've never heard of a young person with autism committing a preplanned act of violence. >> i hadn't either. but i went and looked at the studies again. the study that everyone quotes is a study of about 132 people, that's not a huge study but it's one of the biggest studies out there. of those 132, there were only three sort of episodes of violence. as you mentioned, none of them preplanned. there's no link. i think i can safely say there's no link between autism spectrum and preplanned violence. we can dispel that -- >> there are so many kids who are now diagnosed somewhere on the autism spectrum. i've heard from a lot of parents, outraged that people are using the term autism and linking it somehow

a very high number of kids on the autism spectrum are bullied. often, kids who are at what they call the high functioning autism, they are mainstreamed into school so they have great great. they look like everybody else, and yet they have a disability that is invisible and which plays out in the social context of not understanding the behaviors that someone may be doing our olean and are not friendship. >> host: and you describe in the book that kids with special needs, for them bullying is a pandemic. >> guest: absolutely. >> guest: one of the things, kids with autism and kids with learning disabilities and kids with dyslexia, -- talks about going through his adolescence and they're being bullying all over the place and it is playing out in different ways in the community but in later life he was dyslexic and a lot of folks now, now that we have a lot more awareness and of looking back on their time of going through middle school and going through high school where they were considered to be stupider not until unsure -- intelligeintellige nt or

a high number of kids on the autism spectrum are bullied often. kids that are at the height, with a call - sharing autism they are mean streamed into schools so they have great grades, they look like everybody else, and yet they have a disability that invisible and which plays out in social context of not understanding social science, of not understanding that behavior's that someone may be doing our bullying and not from a ship so they are at risk. >> host: you describe in the book that kids with special needs for them bullying is a pandemic. it's that prevalent. >> guest: absolutely. you know, one of the things that aside from the kids with autism, kids with learning disabilities, kids with dyslexia we have an essay by joe debt talks a bit about having gone through his adolescence and they're being kind of bullying all over the place and it's playing out in the community but realizing later in life that he's dyslexic and i think a lot of adults now that i did we have a lot more awareness they look back on their time going through middle school,

act 2009 is supporting adults with autism? and following the recent national audit report, we join me in encouraging his ministerial colleague and local authorities across the country to accelerate this progress this year when the untold autism strategy is due to be reviewed? >> first of all, may i be treated to my right honorable friend who was instrumental in getting the landmark autism act 2009 onto the statute book. the impact i believe continues right up to this day and beyond. we want all of those living with autism to be able to live fulfilling and rewarding lives within a society that properly except for them. she's right that the review of the strategy is coming up next year between march and october. it's vital, proper cross government ever. i will make sure this is dealt with in a proper way. >> mr. speaker, the great investment bank was due to be given new borrowing powers in three years time. but in view of the chancellors object failures to meet up borrowing target because he was predicated on meeting those borro

and when you talk about autism or on the autism spectrum, is what they call it. it is a neuro-developmental disorder. that is something that happens from birth, or maybe a mental illness that could come on later in life. but the crucial point here, it is not associated with planned violence. it just isn't. >> i have never heard of a young person with autism committing a pre-planned act of violence. >> i hadn't either, but today, because we talked about it last night i went and looked at the studies again. the study quoted was of about 132 people. that was not a big study, but one of the only ones out there. and out of those, only three, mentions of violence and none of them pre-planned. so i think i can safely say there is no link between autism spectrum and pre-planned violence, so we can dispel that. >> and i have heard from a lot of parents on twitter and elsewhere, outraged that people are using the term "autism" and linking it to the shooting. >> yeah, i hope they're watching. because i think it is an educational point. that is just not true, it is just not

when you talk about autism or anything on the autism spectrum as they call it, it's a neurodevelopmental disorder. it's something that happened in the brain since time of birth. that's going to be different than a personality disorder or even a mental illness which could come on later in life. but the more crucial point is it's not associated with sort of planned violence. it just isn't. >> i've never heard of a young person with autism committing a preplanned act of violence. >> i hadn't either. but i went and looked at the studies again. the study that everyone quoteses is a study of about 132 people, that's not a huge study but it's one of the biggest studies out there. of those 132, there were only three sort of episodes of violence. as you mentioned, none of them preplanned. there's no link. i think i can safely say there's no link between autism spectrum and preplanned violence. we can dispel that -- >> there are so many kids who are now diagnosed somewhere on the autism speck trim. i've heard from a lot of parents, outraged that people are using the term autism and linking it some

> reporter: this 8-year-old is among 1.5 million americans diagnosed with autism. in his case, so far the developmental disability left this boy nonverbal and hyperactive at times. but certainly say his parent, nonviolent. >> he is a very nice little boy. he doesn't sit there and calculate violent acts. it has never been a concern of ours as parents. >> he was clearly a troubled child. we know that he had aspergers, nancy mentioned that several times. >> reporter: friend of nancy lanza trying to fill in pieces of the puzzle to explain the rampage and include information that he had aspergers syndrome, less severe autism. >> to put a label on it so quickly and say this was the reason or anything that they might be drawing a conclusion from on this, it is just, it is not right. >> reporter: parents insist it is a connection that shed little light on a motive and could add to the stigma for people with autism. >>> 'tischild psychologist, dr. jonathan whiner agrees. >> aspergers does not cause people to behave like this. there is million r ore to this . >> some kids wi

it's a study of 132 people who had high functioning autism.f those 132 people, three episodes of violence. none of those episodes were, as you say, preplanned violence. it was typically reactive violence or outbursts. i think we can dispense with this myth, frankly, that there's a connection between asperger and violence. >> and autism spectrum disorders, again, i want to repeat this are not mental disorders. and people who suffer from autism disorders, do they know there are any more evidence that they suffer from mental illness. >> more likely a concordant mental illness. these terms, as you always say, anderson, matter, but when you say something is a neurodevelopmental disorder, what that is really saying the this is something that the person has had since birth. it has an inherent quality to it. but as you know, illnesses developing later on in life, late teens and 20s, that's one of the differences between neurodevelopmental disorder and mental illness. the asperger is a neurodevelopmental disorder. >> we hear the talk about video games.

perhaps a mild form of autism. and that that was a problem for him, obviously, as it would be anyone, that he was withdrawn and shy, very bright. did well with school work but that was -- did not have friends and did not have people that he was close to. was socially awkward and withdrawn. >> how did he get into the school yesterday? >> well, all of the police will say at this point is he forced his way in. exactly what he did, it isn't clear. earlier today the police were saying perhaps he shot one of the windows out near the door that you -- ordinarily have to be buzzed into the school to get in through that door. that was their initial thought but then they also think, well, maybe some of the police had to shoot their way in to get into the school after the shooting started. so i think they are not 100% certain how he got in. in any event they say he was not buzzed in. he was not let in, he forced his way in. >> nbc's pete williams from d.c. pete, thank you, sir. always appreciate it. >> you bet. >> as we are le

this is why autism -- kids with autism respond differently. this is why we need understanding. this is why we need kids to understand disabilities and get the kids to say we are proud going to support this portion -- support this person. this is an issue that so many of us know that is going on. we know there is an extraordinary number of children being bullied. but it comes down to understanding what it means to have to wake up every day. to know that you will go to school, and to know that you're scared about what is going to happen. so many people who have contributed not only to the book but the film, have never had the opportunity to tell their story before. because either there is no one there to listen or it wasn't recognized as a problem or because we were ashamed or scared. what we wanted to do is give people the opportunity to respond to the issue and to move hearts and minds with a powerful story. and i think that that is another thing that has been effective, not only with bullying, but then helping to build bridges. >> host: one of the standards, and i am hopeful a

the one all adults living with autism to live a 40 lives in a society that accepts them. i will make sure it is dealt with in a proper and coordinated way. >> the investment bank was due to be given new borrowing powers in three years. due to the failure to meet the target, because it was predicated on meeting the target set by the government, is the prime minister still committed to giving borrowing powers to the investment bank and if so, when? >> this government has set up a green investment bank in two years. the second point i would make its even at a time of fiscal difficulty, because of the mess we were left, we put 3 billion pounds of money into this. it does not need to borrow because it has the money to invest. what is needed is that equity risk finances. >> my honorable friend goes to a summit tomorrow. has he noted the federalization of europe? the parliament and only it is insuring democratic for the you? does he agree with this? >> i do agree with my honorable friend on this one. it is the national parliament that provides the real democratic legitimacy with

nit is it rich who is a friend of the child's mother and he has a choiled with autism. thank you for joining us. you're welcome. whether did up first meet adam's mother. down in the industry of newtown there is a traunt bar called my place and it is it a local gathering place. on sunday nights they do an open mic. and people play music and i play guitar and would come on that. she was well liked doup in the restaurant. >> did she ever open up to you about problems oir trouble she was having my deal withinancy was i have a son with autism and she had a son with disability he was on the autism speck rum but high functioning we would talk about had it commeserate about our sons. she was proud of both of her sons did she ever hint or say he was violent or anything peculliar in that area. >> no, she was proud of her son. he had just learned how to drive this summer . i thought that was a big accomplishment. my son is on the lower end of the autism speck rum and he will never drive a car. >> what did you think and what was your thought listening to that. >> i was in shock. na

blood text may help detect and diagnose autism. researchers at the children's hospital of boston say the blood samples can predict autism in boys with a 70% accuracy rate. the test has already been licensed for commercial development and clinical trials could start early next year. >>> and new research shows substances called car typhoids may be protector -- car toe nodes, they are the colorful red pigments found in foods like carrots and spinach and using blood tests women with higher level the of the nutrient had significantly lower levels of breast cancer: good news for al baldwin, apparently he may not have to worry about putting the iphone away on a plane. the fcc is urging the faa to allow more use of devices during take off and landings. it had planned to review policies on electronic devices while in flight. >>> a recent poll found 25%over american had a stance on the debt reduction plan. here's the catch, it's a fake. it was a test to see just how many people who speak out on something they clearly don't know a thing about

my friend's brother's son has autism. my neighboror's son has autism. my son has autism.tism is getting closer to home. today, 1 in8 cldren is diagnosed with autism-- that's a 1,000% increase in the last 40 years. learn more at autismspeaks.org/signs. now,this morning on "world news >>> this morning on "world news now," troubled past. adam lanza's upbringing, his unusual behavior and new details about his family. >> the young gunman from newtown, connecticut and the many unanswered questions since the deadly tragedy at sandy hook. it's tuesday, december 18. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everyone. i'm paula faris. >> and i'm rob nelson. we'll update the investigation in connecticut in our top story coming up in just a second. as of course, mourners overcome with grief pay their respects to the first two victims of the sandy hook shooting. a town coming together in some attempt to carry on. but as you can see, their emotions still so very raw. >> we're going to see so many funerals throughout the week. it will definitely be a tragic sight. >>

the amount of the ratio of autism is five [laughter] one although there are studies on autism and the risk of certain circumcised males versus uncircumcised. chronic pain affects 9% of the adult population, and dni each did a study that shows chronic pelvic pain has cardiovascular disease through psychiatric conditions and erectile dysfunction. they collected certain circumcision data in that paper that has permitted that data from the publication. the cdc called the publication biased. is there someplace this correspondence can be published so that people can review this and add to the question about circumcision as a long-term risk, because circumcision is being promoted universally for hiv prevention. they came out recently with circumcision. >> i have never heard of a link between circumcision and autism. >> you have to look at it. it hasn't been looked at. you don't think it could be looked at? is this ideology tromping sign-ins'? >> all i am saying is i have never heard of that. >> yeah, i've never heard of that and if that is a biological mechanism -- >> if you haven't heard ab

there are first of all autism is a spectrum disorder.there are many different behaviors and symptoms along the way. in addition there are other disorders that are at play. there are serious mental health issues and mal lody disorders, character logical disorders. you need to focus in on what it is you are talking about. we try very hard to ascertain a diagnosis or a working diagnosis and then go from there and sort out what are our expectations what can we expect to be first what can we expect to be treated what interventions can we bring to bear? we work as a team approach so that we can bring in mental health professionals, case managers for example, psychologists die kie terrorists who address each individual symptom based on what is going on psychologically and i psychiatrically. >> our audience heard a lot of words thrown at them over the weekend. words that you use every day in the course of your practice of law and psychology but most people don't use these words maybe they are not familiar to them. when we say that a person is a

>> asperger is on the autism spectrum.pectrum on purpose to be a little bit vague because there are all sorts of symptoms with this. but asperger's considered the highest form of functioning of autism. they're often time socially awkward. they have a hard time making eye contact. strong social connections. again, anderson, you and i talked about this, there are people running major companies in this country who have come out and said they also have asperger's. you can be highly functional with this. but it's hard to characterize symptoms. >> i know people with asperger's, often times, they're experts in one particular realm or particular interests. but as you said, they're socially awkward. i know you've dug into this. is there any evidence at all that autism disorders, which are not mental disorders, are linked to violence, planned violence in particular? >> there's not. i don't want to dance around the edges here at all or beat around the bush because this has come up quite a bit. since we started reporting on this, i ta

friends of lanza say he had asperger's, a mild form of autism. 1.5 million americans are said to have meck lynn is one who has it. his family said it left him nonverbal and hyperactive, but not violent. >> he's a nice little boy. he doesn't calculate violent act. it's never been a concern of ours as parent. put a label on it so quickly and say this is the reason or anything that they might be drawing a conclusion from on this. it's not right. >> they say that they're worried about the newtown tragedy will add to the stigma for people with autism. local doctors agree and say there are more factors than autism that caused this incident. >>> we'll have much more on the tragedy at sandy hook throughout the morning, including a live report from newtown. you can also get the latest on the tragedy on our website, nbc washington.com. >>> we may have an answer to why a california man fired shots in a crowded mall parking lot over the weekend. police say marcos ga row la opened fire to release stress. he released 50 rounds in a parking lot of a mall. he told police he was depressed over the rec