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My best friend from Jr High had aspergers.

He could understand anything except how to properly deal with other people.

He looked an awful lot like Maynard from the old "Dobie Gillis" TV show.

I remember we were all marched to the cafeteria one day for an IQ test.

When the results came back our teacher said two members of the class had scored above everyone else...it was me and my asperger buddy.

Everyone was shocked because they all assumed my friend was retarded.

Everyone I have met who had aspergers was extremely smart in some way.

The greatest mind of the 20th century (IMO) had aspergers.

Alan Turing

On computable numbers, with an application to the Entscheidungsproblem.pdf

17 posted on 12/08/2013 1:49:25 PM PST by Bobalu (White Boy Think A Lot)

Tell us more about your hi IQ.

24 posted on 12/08/2013 2:02:50 PM PST by bramps (Mark Levin: Would Christie, McConnell, and Boehner repeal obamacare? Not a chance!)

I have it. Big deal.

28 posted on 12/08/2013 2:15:44 PM PST by AppyPappy (Obama: What did I not know and when did I not know it?)

The greatest mind of the 20th century (IMO) had aspergers. Alan Turing

Albert Einstein is sometimes thought to have had Asperger syndrome, despite forming close relationships with a number of people, marrying twice, and being outspoken on political issues. According to Baron-Cohen, "passion, falling in love and standing up for justice are all perfectly compatible with Asperger syndrome",[31] although he notes that Einstein's delayed language development and educational slowness may be more indicative of high-functioning autism.[9]

Fitzgerald describes Einstein's interest in physics as "an addiction", and says that it was important for him to be in control of his life. He also points to Einstein's lack of tact and social empathy, and his occasional naivety, as further traits he had in common with people with autism spectrum disorders.[8] Ioan James adds that Einstein was much better at processing visual information than verbal; Einstein himself once said "I rarely think in words at all".[9]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrospective_diagnoses_of_autism#Albert_Einstein

34 posted on 12/08/2013 2:33:03 PM PST by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)

55 posted on 12/08/2013 5:04:47 PM PST by Nea Wood (When life gets too hard to stand, kneel.)

... our teacher said two members of the class had scored above everyone else...it was me ..and my asperger buddy.

I'm sure it was...........And what better place to announce it to the world than here?........LOL!

56 posted on 12/08/2013 5:10:03 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (Miss Muffit suffered from arachnophobia.....)

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