CE might want to clarify that a bit more detailed, at first glance it looked like you were saying autism is a lazy diagnosis - period. Not in relation to the media "diagnosing" murderers with it to try and make sense of the crime.

Also just to clarify things further- Autism and Aspergers are not mental disorders. They're neurological / developemental. They can coexist with mental disorders, and possibly even spur the onset of some. But alone, aspergers/autism does not cause it and is very loosely related to any violence- if related at all. People on the spectrum are more likely to be victims than the actual criminals themselves. When they are violent, it is usually inward in the forms of self injury, suicide attempts, etc.