This is something that Brauchler can point out with authority..Schizoaffective disorder just doesn't blossom inside of a few months...He was with his buds from College days..and he wasn't acting any different..the same ol' guy!!
I do think J's long histry he gave folks like Reid, Gur, Metzner, and all the other's has no actually documented history..only HIS story he had been researching about for a long time!! .. He knew how to talk, answer, what to say and give backstories ( unfounded in historical litany these teachers, church leaders, family, friends have been regurgitating for the past many days..
J. could have possibly sought out excuses for what his mission was and worked very hard to place blame on his therapist, his family, his professors, and so on....BUT for his high analytical brain function..he would never have been able to pull wool over experts eyes the way he has....
There's nothing in his upbringing to excuse (mitigate) what he did. Def. can play all the video, post pictures of every happy day in his childhood they want..It does not mitigate. It's solely for the purpose of seeking sympathy for the parents only..which could backfire in the end if they can't find one juror to swallow that..