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Originally Posted by Boomer
Gracie — that’s not a “feeling” about Elon Musk — it is true. Last night on SNL he told everybody he has Asperger’s.
Those with Asperger Syndrome are sometimes in the highest level of genius category — but often misunderstood. I am fascinated by genius. Did some of my masters writing on how schools don’t know what to do with those rare, socially inept, genius kids — who can be found from every walk of life. Kids like that are rarely even recognized as genius and can end up with unfair labels that relegate them to a category in which they do not belong. (Geez. Don’t get me started on how truly brilliant kids can quickly become the most neglected kids in the education system. I believe so much of their potential is lost because their level of intelligence is so rare and their behavior is not always “normal” and very few educators “get” them. These are the kids who are very different from just the “regular smart” kids.)
That other famous one you mentioned is not on the spectrum and not anywhere near the same category as Elon Musk in any way. But more info on that one can be found in the DSM.
I gotta get outa here. Social plans today. Don’t really want to continue to engage in amateur psychoanalysis that will devolve into the same ol’ same ol’.
(If you catch the Elon Musk clip from SNL, he makes a perfect, insightful comment about his Asperger’s that starts with saying something like, “So, what did you expect about a guy who. . .” and then he listed a few of his things. (No time to look up the SNL link where he says that, but it should be out there by now.)
Musk made clear he knows who and what he is and does not pretend to be anything else — unlike. . .oh, never mind.
Boomer
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I too am very interested in this. The Salk Institute of Behavioral Science in LaJolla, California did some studies on innate behaviors that our family was involved with. I served for many years on the advisory board to the Lakota Local School System on Exceptional children. It is sometimes very hard to be extremely gifted. Now one is often not allowed to talk about I.Q. To me innate intelligence is very, very interesting and very segmented.
I disagree with you about Trump. He appears to have several characteristics and it goes without saying he is a financial success. Prejudice is not just about color.