Asperger's, not what you think it is Krister Palo TEDxYouth@ISH

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1. MIT was Aspie Central and I quite enjoyed them

Some had more limitations than others, like the math whiz who couldn't quite manage to order a pizza.

This TED points out some important things about not pigeonholing people, no matter what the diagnosis. When I went to school, they were just labeled nerds and geeks if they were smart, less complimentary thing if their talents hadn't yet been discovered.

Now they're pretty good at diagnosing boys and adult men. Where they're running into real trouble is with the diagnosis of women, in whom Asperger's is expressed very differently.