The "violent" part was simply grandstanding as so many news sources do to get the attention of the reading public. A horrible practice that does an injustice to so many people who are actually LIVING the situation. And I'd say the same thing happens to people with schizophrenia or psychosis. I'm sorry you had to face this this - especially when the article could have done some good by showing what a therapeutic dog can do for something other than a physical disability.

Clickbait or honest reporting? Why gloss it over just to protect your feelings? I get what you're saying, about how you worry that people will somehow gain this perspective from this article, but the fact is, it reports exactly what has happened here, and reading the article, the people will learn what it is about anyhow. The article is supposed to be a quick summary of what the article is about. But I agree, 'violent' is a word that was used with heavy-handed stupidity.

You make it sound like people with Schizophrenia or Psychosis are violent, well done you fighting stigma with stigma *applauds*

I agree with you, at least, if you assume that a lot of people don't know much about Asperger's. TBH, I don't know too much about it either, so this will help me with my perception of people with Asperger's. :)

This article suggests that someone cares enough for people with Autism like myself to train a friend.

I know the feeling, in the media they never talk about autistic people's that lives A totally normale life. And now most of the world believe dat autistic people are disabled and weard.

Agreed. I know many people with Aspergers and they don't have violent melt downs.

How very informed you are, when you talk about schizophrenia or psychosis. Yes, those people are always violent and mentally unstable freaks. Good job, b******t mr.Tree1779. I do not have schizophrenia, but I will marry a man, that has it, soon. We've been a couple for 7 years and I've witnessed three psychotic phases since then. It's horrible, but it doesn't include violence. He pushes everyone away and flees from himself. He did try to kill himself, but that stopped eventually. He himself puts it this way: 99% of schizos are really just sad teddy bears.

Ah, I just see and hear pain. So sorry.

I have the same plus agoraphobia since 3 years. I tried many drugs and therapies but I really recommend you cognitive behavioural therapy. It works ! After 6 months attending I'm almost free of this s**t, and I'm not taking drugs anymore.