I would think probably genetics… I can’t think particularly of any other reason there would be beyond genetics. …Although I have to, well if you are looking for a more sort of fuller response, I mean I certainly don’t believe anything like MMR jabs or whatever else makes anything particularly more common or whatever, medical treatments or hormones in the water or whatever else. I think to be honest that there is lots of middle aged mums with too much money and too much time on their hands and they want an excuse for their bad parenting. More than anything I really do believe that, and I think that is where there is this incredible sudden upsurge in recent years of a diagnosis of autism and Asperger's and various other things because they want an excuse, you know, it is not my fault that Timmy throws tantrums. It is not my fault, don’t blame me, it is medical condition.

 

So you know granted it may well be but, in years gone by, you know, mothers would have taken it on the chin and just, accepted, well, you know, Timmy’s not terribly well behaved, you know, I will just have to, you know, try harder. I mean it particularly bothers me that both people and parents use things like Asperger's as a complete excuse for any sort of behaviour. There is a friend of mine who is a social worker and he was particularly dealing one day with somebody with Asperger's and they threw a wild tantrum in HMV and you know that sort of behaviour is not excusable. This person, you know, unless you are five years old, and even then, you should know better. Yes, you might be really upset, but you don’t throw a screaming tantrum.