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!!NZlPB6ksU1h 08/05/11(Fri)06:18 No.28405146>>28405066 well, since aspergers is on the milder side of the autistic spectrum, it's more definable as a set of "odd" traits that a person has, rather than said person being totally alien in behavior... A lot of it is lack of implicit understanding of social minutae. That is, while someone with aspergers might know that "a scowl and certain word choices mean that someone is angry or irritated," there's no connection: it has to be processed intellectually. An example from when I mentored emotionally troubled kids: we were hanging out, watching Adventure Time, I think. he asks, "hey do you mind if I let the dogs into the living room?" I say, "eh, not really," in a dismissive tone, and he goes, "OK, cool!" his mom says, "Dan didn't really want the dogs to be running around, you know." the kid says, "but he said he didn't really care." There's this underlying element of literalism and focus on a singular thing that is hard to describe but unmistakable if you experience it. |