: this came from the person (dr tony attwood) who diagnosed
: me with a mild case of asperger's syndrome.
Ah, I see. Yes, all the people you mentioned are exceptional. And I'm glad you have had his support and services in the past (also ongoing)?
I think it's important to find all the good reasons why physical or mental differences can be... not just not bad for the person who has them, but actually really good.
I also think we should remain skeptical of claims that can't really be proven. <=== that's just the annoying person in me, though.
Err, no. Wait, that's really me. :)
Cheers, lank, and stop beating my boks in cricket.
David
: mozart obviously couldn't have been diagnosed with it,
: but historical records have revealed a pattern
: consistent with asperger's, but he also had some other
: mental condition, whose name i can't for the life of
: me remember...
: einstein also wasn't diagnosed, but his pattern was
: consistent with asperger's syndrome, performing badly
: at school, being though mildly retarded for some
: period of time.
: feynman also wasn't diagnosed, but the same goes for him.
: the book "genius", his biography, describes
: how he got through tasks in english at school (when
: given the opportunity he wrote about what interested
: him, doing more poorly when he couldn't), his overall
: personality (seemingly in a good mood all the time, to
: those who didn't know him extremely well. apparently
: when he was depressed he was described as seeming
: jubilent...), his ability to think visually and
: logically, more than verbally and socially, also sets
: him apart. other things were his funny ideas and lack
: of sociability and other things which are consistent
: with asperger's.
: and i'm not sure, but the big bg may have been diagnosed.
: either way, tony attwood said that the fellow had it.
: in case you don't know, tony attwood has been researching
: autism and asperger's syndrome for a long time, and is
: one of australia's leading experts in those
: conditions. he tours around giving talks and sessions
: quite often, and in '98 i was lucky enough to have him
: pass through where i live. :)
: lank
