AL wasn't on a "slow side." His intelligence was normal.
It's the social interactions he had problems with. Which is the opposite of "Forrest Gump."
The only thing I've read was when a former classmate(Diaz is his name) of AL's ran into Nancy around 2009-10 and when he asked her about AL, she told him AL was spending alot of time at the shooting range.
"A longtime family friend said Lanza had a condition where he couldnt feel pain.
A few years ago when he was on the baseball team, everyone had to be careful that he didnt fall because he could get hurt and not feel it, said the friend. Adam had a lot of mental problems.
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CIPA is caused by a genetic mutation which prevents the formation of nerve cells which are responsible for transmitting signals of pain, heat, and cold to the brain. The disorder is autosomal recessive. It does not appear to have any particular ethnic distribution, though it is more prevalent in cultures in which intermarriage is an accepted practice. Overheating kills more than half of all children with CIPA before age 3.
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The weapons were for self-defense, said Marsha Lanza. She lived alone. She was a female, lived alone.
Maybe NL thought the gun hobby was good for him because as far as I can figure out it was just about the only thing that got him out of the house voluntarily?
We don't know, really, if she offered other alternatives, or just took him along on her own hobby.
So those few years later, seeing Adam Lanza's mother, Diaz just had to ask: How are things going with Adam?
"When I talked to Nancy that time, about how he was doing, she said he's been going to the (gun) range a lot recently," Diaz told CNN. "That he'd taken that up as a hobby."
Between the times the police went screeching up to the house for evidence, no one seeing him in public, and this alarming emaciation my imagination is running wild. Could NL really be the only person who had seen this boy in years?? What on earth was going on in that house???
Lanza, who was about 6 feet tall, weighed barely 110 pounds!
I am a victim, Ryan Lanza, 24, told The Post yesterday in a Facebook chat. I loss [sic] my mom and brother.
In a Facebook photo tribute, Ryan Lanza shared a smiling image of his younger brother, Adam, lounging in a long-sleeved shirt and a pullover tee.
R.I.P., he wrote.
I will miss you bro. I will always love you as long as I live, Lanza posted.
Lanza also posted a picture of his mother, Nancy, 52 (above). In it, she looks carefree as she sweeps blonde curls away from her eyes and laughs.
I miss you mom. I love you so much. You will be always in my heart, he wrote.
On Lanzas Facebook page, one poster wrote that Adam Lanza deserved to rot in hell and was the scum of the earth.
Ryan Lanza responded sharply to the post.
I am so tired of people blaming me for something my brother did. I love Adam, his [sic] my brother, he wrote.
But you have no right to call my brother names when he isnt here no more. Just let my brother rest in peace. Please. Respect that.
Killers bro: I miss him
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/killer_bro_miss_him_UBnKkkMyeD6oCL13RIWiAL
Later in the article it mentions:
Look forward to other WS take on this article; I'm still trying to figure out how I feel about it...
What is the basis of your absolute confidence AL was the lone shooter? Has LE made that statement of fact? Thanks!
Killers bro: I miss him
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/killer_bro_miss_him_UBnKkkMyeD6oCL13RIWiAL
Later in the article it mentions:
Look forward to other WS take on this article; I'm still trying to figure out how I feel about it...
Not sure I would engage with the public, or speak to the media this soon. I don't think anyone is ready to hear that right now and replying on fb is never a good idea. Wonder why his page is not private.