Social fallacies are particularly insidious because they tend to be exaggerated versions of notions that are themselves entirely reasonable and unobjectionable.Posted by jshare at December 9, 2003 08:23 AM
Wow, this is an interesting little article. I think there is a grain (or more than a grain) of truth in this. However, he unfortunately doesn't make any case for what "normal society" is like. How much Ostracism makes sense? How about ideas for giving out criticism?
Posted by: Anca at December 9, 2003 11:38 AMWow. I wonder what the relationship is between Autism, Aspergers, and just plain not being socialized? All the same thing? Autism/Aspergers genetic, lack of socialization to do with early life experiences? If only someone would write a book explaining all this stuff...
Posted by: kristen b. at December 9, 2003 03:08 PMA little big of research about "Asberger's Syndrome" - it sure describes "geek" to me... In some ways, anyway....
Social Interaction
Children with Asperger Syndrome have poor social skills. They can not read the social cues and, therefore, they don't give the right social and emotional responses. They can lack the desire to share information and experiences with others. These problems are less noticeable with parents and adults, but it leads to an inability to make age appropriate friends. This in turn can lead to frustration and subsequent behavior problems. They find the world a confusing place. They are often alone, some are happy like this, others are not. They are more noticeably different among peer groups in unstructured settings i.e. playgrounds. Their naivete can cause them to be bullied and teased unless care is taken by assistants or buddies to integrate and help protect them. They can often focus on small details and fail to see the overall picture of what is happening in any situation.
Narrow Interests / Pre-occupations
One of the hallmarks of Asperger Syndrome is the child's preoccupation (or obsession) with certain topics, often on themes of transport - trains in particular-or computers, dinosaurs, maps etc. These pre-occupations, usually in intellectual areas change over time but not in intensity, and maybe pursued to the exclusion of other activities.
Repetitive Routines / Inflexibility
Children often impose rigid routine on themselves and those around them, from how they want things done, to what they will eat etc.
From: http://www.asperger.org/asperger/asperger_as.html
One of these days, I think that we'll have a syndrome for every single kind of behavior out there. Sheesh.
Posted by: Anca at December 13, 2003 09:53 PM