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Article: Asperger's syndrome could be a character-builder.(CALLING OUT THE SYMBOL RULERS)(Column)
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- ETC.: A Review of General Semantics
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- July 1, 2005
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IF MY SON ASHER "suffers" from Asperger's Syndrome, I wonder if we all wouldn't do better to have a touch of it ourselves.
If you don't know, Asperger's Syndrome is a clinical term used for a certain type of autism--one that, in the spectrum of autistic symptomology, is relatively high functioning. Asher is exceptionally inquisitive, bright, and self-disciplined. He tends to be unabashedly joyful.
Asher is also genuine. As with other Asperger's people, what you see is what you get. He seems incapable of duplicity. So refreshing. When I hear corruption stories on the news I often think ... what if the executives at Enron had a touch of Asperger's? The ...