[Tfug] Aspberger's Syndrome test

[Bowie J. Poag]

This is really surprising.. I would have bet money on a bunch of us 
being hardcore Aspies.. Guess not, from the looks of the scores..

Wired weird,
Bowie




johngalt1 wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert Hunter" <>
> To: "Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org>
> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 5:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Tfug] Aspberger's Syndrome test
>
>
>   
>>> Back to the quiz, how many of us with low scores have 
>>> *coping*
>>> mechanisms for being more social, more outgoing, etc.?
>>>       
>> I'm glad someone mentioned this.  I don't know much more 
>> about AS than
>> what one can read in Wikipedia, but it seems as if lately 
>> it is becoming
>> some sort of rallying point for Geek Power.  I am dubious 
>> about the
>> benefits of considering AS to be a badge of honor.  In a 
>> few cases,
>> really talented individuals can achieve success regardless 
>> of their
>> social or communication difficulties.  But for the most 
>> part, people need
>> to develop reasonable proficiency in these skills to lead 
>> successful
>> lives.
>>     
>
>
> Congratulations for considering the notion that being 
> compared with Rainman is somehow good.
>
> I thought it was a joke. 
>
>
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