http://www.ted.com/talks/steve_silberman_the_forgotten_history_of_autism/transcript?language=en
At 12:30, Steve Silberman said:
One way to understand neurodiversity is to think in terms of human operating systems. Just because a P.C. is not running Windows doesn't mean that it's broken. By autistic standards, the normal human brain is easily distractable, obsessively social, and suffers from a deficit of attention to detail. To be sure, autistic people have a hard time living in a world not built for them. [Seventy] years later, we're still catching up to Asperger, who believed that the "cure" for the most disabling aspects of autism is to be found in understanding teachers, accommodating employers, supportive communities, and parents who have faith in their children's potential.
What if you are on the spectrum and you wish you were more social? The TED "rate" option needs "misleading" as a possible selection.
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