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Do 'Trolls' (internet pests) have Asperger's?

posted 11 years ago by AnthonyObrn
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All too often I've seen good posts on imdb site ruined by weird, negative remarks from "trolls". They are hostile towards when you disagree with them in any way and don't seem to have much in the way of communication or social skills and fixate on the one movie too often. They remind me of a lot of severe Aspergians I see at a High school I work at.

Your thoughts or opinions about this? I like Troll2, a truly "great" bad movie and long to see BestWorst movie...

[–] gg82 11 years ago

I've always thought that internet trolls were average, nice people in real life. Being anonymous on the internet allows people to say things they would never say face-to-face. Part of it could also be a pride thing. It might hurt their feelings to see someone disagree with their opinion. They might be embarrassed that other people see that in a public forum.

I don't have facts to back that up. I just figure that there are lots of trolls on the internet, yet I've never met a person who acts that way in real life.

[–] AnthonyObrn 11 years ago

Thanks for your reply. I agree with your response. The more persistent, hostile and pointless attacks make me wonder though. A dead girls facebook tribute page was vandalised by some guy posting hardcore porn pics on it - when they busted the guy who did it they couldn't really charge him withit because he (conveniently ) had autism and 'didn't know better". Sometimes I think Auties/Aspies take advantage of their condition to get out of trouble...

This is not an attack on people with these syndromes, Im focusing on extreme cases whose parents need to be more involved with.

On a lighter note, isn't it funny how this is a civil discussion on a "troll " board :)!

[–] gg82 11 years ago

This sure is a civilized discussion for being about internet trolls. :-)

I hadn't heard about that facebook thing. That's gross! I'm sure that some people do try to hide behind syndromes to avoid punishment. I wonder how parents deal with their aspie offspring when they get older? Do parents allow them freedom, or do they keep their adult aspie in a child's role?

I don't have autism, yet I sometimes have trouble figuring out tone in written responses. Is a sentence serious? Joking? Sarcastic? Since the internet strips away all visual cues, such as facial expressions, body language, etc, tone can be hard to figure out. If I have trouble with this, then I imagine it's even harder for people who have autism or other problems with social interactions.