There is absolutely no proof that any of the dead people mentioned here or on the blog you link to actually had Asperger's. This is similar to trying to determine the IQs of dead people. It's an exercise in ego, and not one that really helps anybody.Why not point to the many livng people with Asperger's who are accomplishing something with their lives? It's more typical for anyone, with Asperger's or without, to simply lead normal, average lives, so why hold up geniuses and other highly accomplished people as models for children who will be unlikely to take that path?
I'm an adult with Asperger's and I have no need to boost my ego with phoney comparisons.
Note: "Aspergian" is a term used mostly by a small number of people who promote the ideal of some kind of separate state--purely a fantasy. It's not used by most people.
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There is absolutely no proof that any of the dead people mentioned here or on the blog you link to actually had Asperger's. This is similar to trying to determine the IQs of dead people. It's an exercise in ego, and not one that really helps anybody.Why not point to the many livng people with Asperger's who are accomplishing something with their lives? It's more typical for anyone, with Asperger's or without, to simply lead normal, average lives, so why hold up geniuses and other highly accomplished people as models for children who will be unlikely to take that path?
I'm an adult with Asperger's and I have no need to boost my ego with phoney comparisons.
Note: "Aspergian" is a term used mostly by a small number of people who promote the ideal of some kind of separate state--purely a fantasy. It's not used by most people.
May 5, 2009 - 5:56amThis Comment
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