KA
I wish - there's a lot of speculation that Albert Einstein had the condition. A brilliant mind but poor social skills. There are also aspects of Charles Babbage's behaviour that might suggest Asperger's, such as intolerance of loud music. He passed a bill banning street buskers. And then there's Bill Gates, long suspected of having it. Some of the aspects of Jim Carrey's character are classically autistic. Mozart, Jane Austen, philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and Beethoven had autistic traits in their personalities.
Even David Bellamy believes he might have had the condition. In an interview he gave to a British newspaper:
Those autistics who find their nice are incredibly focussed on their field of interest and can be prolific, dedicated workers, sometimes to the point where some might need to be told to eat or drink anything. Asperger;s is much more common amongst men than women. For every one woman that has it, there are four men that have it. Anyway, some autism experts say that in order to succeed in life, it might be necessary to have a 'dash of autism'. given the above list of luminaries, that might be true.
Katherine
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cdd posted:
And I had no idea this syndrome was so common -- 1/200 is really quite large. Perhaps Kat's clique is broader than we'd anticipated -- one day they'll take over the world, I tell you!
I wish - there's a lot of speculation that Albert Einstein had the condition. A brilliant mind but poor social skills. There are also aspects of Charles Babbage's behaviour that might suggest Asperger's, such as intolerance of loud music. He passed a bill banning street buskers. And then there's Bill Gates, long suspected of having it. Some of the aspects of Jim Carrey's character are classically autistic. Mozart, Jane Austen, philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and Beethoven had autistic traits in their personalities.
Even David Bellamy believes he might have had the condition. In an interview he gave to a British newspaper:
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In his autobiography he mentions, in passing, that although never diagnosed he believes he has a form of autism. Was he serious? "How much do you know about autism?" he asks, intensely. "Autism is not being able to relate. And I don't relate with large chunks of society. I can entertain them, but I can't relate to them. I can't find any way of ...w-w-what's the best example?" He stutters to a rare stop. "I mean I'm a very shy, withdrawn person in many ways and the person who comes out on television is me overcoming that."
Those autistics who find their nice are incredibly focussed on their field of interest and can be prolific, dedicated workers, sometimes to the point where some might need to be told to eat or drink anything. Asperger;s is much more common amongst men than women. For every one woman that has it, there are four men that have it. Anyway, some autism experts say that in order to succeed in life, it might be necessary to have a 'dash of autism'. given the above list of luminaries, that might be true.
