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As an aside, while it has been claimed that Rodger had Asperger's syndrome, he was never diagnosed with this, instead of being diagnosed with PPNOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder not Otherwise Specified), another Autism Spectrum disorder. | As an aside, while it has been claimed that Rodger had Asperger's syndrome, he was never diagnosed with this, instead of being diagnosed with PPNOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder not Otherwise Specified), another Autism Spectrum disorder. | ||
In his Youtube videos, Rodgers attempted to adopt a very distinctive, vaudeville villain persona. This form of exaggerated self-presentation can be compared to the previous incel murderer [[George Sodini]] (who Rodger mentioned in some of his online postings), [[neurotypical|who had no mental disorders]] and was (for most of his life) apparently pretty modest, polite, hard-working, normal-seeming, and generally self-effacing (which women may have indeed considered "boring"). | In his Youtube videos, Rodgers attempted to adopt a very distinctive, vaudeville villain type persona. This form of exaggerated self-presentation can be compared to the previous incel murderer [[George Sodini]] (who Rodger mentioned in some of his online postings), [[neurotypical|who had no mental disorders]] and was (for most of his life) apparently pretty modest, polite, hard-working, normal-seeming, and generally self-effacing (which women may have indeed considered "boring"). | ||
Similarly, [[Alek Minassian]]'s personal story is generally glossed over in media stories pertaining to his massacre (instead generally focusing on his final internet post), as he was a horribly bullied autistic special needs student, talking about his story honestly and in detail would perhaps generate too much [[empathy]]. | Similarly, [[Alek Minassian]]'s personal story is generally glossed over in media stories pertaining to his massacre (instead generally focusing on his final internet post), as he was a horribly bullied autistic special needs student, talking about his story honestly and in detail would perhaps generate too much [[empathy]]. | ||