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From: | Rustom Mody |
Subject: | Re: [O] ox-html.el removal |
Date: | Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:03:59 +0530 |
A child with Asperger’s syndrome may notice that a woman in the line at the supermarket checkout is obese, and remark, in his or her usual tone of voice and volume, that the lady is fat and needs to go on a diet. The child’s opinion is that she should be grateful for the observation and advice; the likelihood that his or her mother will be embarrassed or the woman offended at such a rude comment is not part of the child’s thinking process. Other children would normally inhibit such a response, based on the understanding of the other person’s thoughts and feelings. Children and adults with Asperger’s syndrome appear to have a greater allegiance to honesty and the truth than to the thoughts and feelings of others.
[From The complete guide to Aspergers by Tony Attwood]
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