Eitan_Zohar comments on Misdiagnosed Asperger's syndrome is ruining my life. - Less Wrong

-4 Post author: Eitan_Zohar 27 November 2014 10:33AM

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Comment author: ChristianKl 28 November 2014 05:28:22PM *  1 point [-]

Being fluent in language is not the only thing that matters. I know someone with diagnosed autism whom I suspected having autism based on watching his body language for 10 minutes when I first meet him who had no problem with being fluent.

Comment author: Eitan_Zohar 28 November 2014 07:30:57PM *  1 point [-]

Well, I can't evaluate that. But if I do have Asperger's, than it is so weak as to be irrelevant. My behavior as a child is diametrically different from today and think it's safe to conclude that it was environmental.

Comment author: sanddbox 28 November 2014 09:55:59PM 1 point [-]

Honestly, whether you have aspergers or not a lot of alarm bells are ringing in my head right now.

You're not just set on joining the IDF, but rather any random army. Why?

And if you think aspergers is defined by "fluency" then you don't really understand what aspergers/autism is, honestly.

Comment author: Eitan_Zohar 29 November 2014 05:02:44AM -2 points [-]

Have you read this conversation at all?