Wonk
Then there are those that consider DSM-IV invalid since there these "conditions" are created and approved by committee vote. Challenge the validity of the DSM-IV and things get very interesting when you address Constitutional issues.
"Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, Bram Cohen and Bill Gates have Asperger Syndrome"
Er... strictly speaking shouldn't that be...
"Einstein, Newton HAD Asperger..."??
or even....
From About.com
"Others not convinced.
Others feel that the case is weak for the diagnosis of Asperger syndrome for either scientist. "One can imagine geniuses who are socially inept and yet not remotely autistic," said Dr. Glen Elliott, a psychiatrist at the University of California at San Francisco, in an interview published by BBC News. Without Einstein or Newton here to ask, it's difficult to be certain. "
Then there are those that consider DSM-IV invalid since there these "conditions" are created and approved by committee vote. Challenge the validity of the DSM-IV and things get very interesting when you address Constitutional issues.