I noticed the name, too. I thought it might be his dad or somesuch.
I wouldn't say that it was a slur to state that Newton and Einstein had Asperger's. There are people living today who have undiagnosed Asperger's and even mild Autism; I'd be loathe to dismiss their conditions, though.
However, I'm not sure how you'd be able to tell with the dead, but I do agree with the notion of seeing the condition as a variation of "normality" which doesn't excuse behaviour as much as it may explain it. These are just people, too!
What do you mean 'Aspies can't do any original work'? Thanks a lot
"Gah, the presumption of some people *Indignant* It's the eternal nasty labelling of people/things one can't quite comprehend GRR" is pretty exactly how I feel right here. Touché?
Also it's no 'of course' they didn't have it. Or are you a neurologist? What do you actually know about the syndrome? Just curious, that's all...
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I wouldn't say that it was a slur to state that Newton and Einstein had Asperger's. There are people living today who have undiagnosed Asperger's and even mild Autism; I'd be loathe to dismiss their conditions, though.
However, I'm not sure how you'd be able to tell with the dead, but I do agree with the notion of seeing the condition as a variation of "normality" which doesn't excuse behaviour as much as it may explain it. These are just people, too!
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"Gah, the presumption of some people *Indignant* It's the eternal nasty labelling of people/things one can't quite comprehend GRR" is pretty exactly how I feel right here. Touché?
Also it's no 'of course' they didn't have it. Or are you a neurologist? What do you actually know about the syndrome? Just curious, that's all...
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