Re: Re: Further Mike chess lunacy

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Also, sthose with autism and Asperger's syndrome do indeed often show an idiot savante phenomonon and could be mind blistering at chess and these conditions are suffered more by men. They could be great chess champions - and tiotal wackos and dunces at everything else.

My 18-year-old son has an autism-disorder that is most closely akin to Asperger's. This young man can tell you, in about ten seconds computation time, which day of the week Xmas fell on in 1986, and what everyone was wearing at dinner. I'd bet he could beat Mike at chess, even tho I likely could not.

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>In a message dated 6/26/01 2:00:32 AM US Eastern Standard Time,

>watts_pete@... writes:

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> > Also,

> > sthose with autism and Asperger's syndrome do indeed often show an

> > idiot savante phenomonon and could be mind blistering at chess and

> > these conditions are suffered more by men. They could be great chess

> > champions - and tiotal wackos and dunces at everything else.

> >

>

My son has Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. He isnt a great chess player or a

wacko or dunce. He is a person, with strengths & weakness - just like you.

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No prob Mike - no one can hurt me unless I let them. Simply stating a fact,

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>Reply-To: 12-step-free

>To: <12-step-free >

>Subject: Re: Re: Further Mike chess lunacy

>Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 09:26:51 -0400

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>Don't take it personal-pete wasn't trying to hurt your feelings-he was

>attempting to insult me. Mike.

> Re: Re: Further Mike chess lunacy

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> > >In a message dated 6/26/01 2:00:32 AM US Eastern Standard Time,

> > >watts_pete@... writes:

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> > > > Also,

> > > > sthose with autism and Asperger's syndrome do indeed often show an

> > > > idiot savante phenomonon and could be mind blistering at chess and

> > > > these conditions are suffered more by men. They could be great

>chess

> > > > champions - and tiotal wackos and dunces at everything else.

> > > >

> > >

> > My son has Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. He isnt a great chess player

>or

>a

> > wacko or dunce. He is a person, with strengths & weakness - just like

>you.

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

My son has Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. He isnt a great chess player or a wacko or dunce. He is a person, with strengths & weakness - just like you.

My son as well. Many with Asperger's have higher IQs, and it is supposed to be a diagnostic requirement that they be at least average. My son, however, fits Asperger's to a T except for being slightly below average IQ.

Certainly Stefan is a person with strengths and weaknesses, but he has his fascinating traits (such as an ability to recall dates and project them into the future that is simply mind-boggling) -- just like you.

--Mona--

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And I was just trying to educate the wackos & dunces who dont know anything

about Autism.

>From: watts_pete@...

>Reply-To: 12-step-free

>To: 12-step-free

>Subject: Re: Further Mike chess lunacy

>Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 21:07:18 -0000

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> > My son has Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. He isnt a great chess

> >player or a

> > wacko or dunce. He is a person, with strengths & weakness - just

> >like you.

>

>Again I didnt wish to be flippant or to stereotype - I was

>talking about extremes. As well as my father well having Asperger's

>syndrome, I'm sure I have inherited a touch of it myself.

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>P.

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Don't take it personal-pete wasn't trying to hurt your feelings-he was

attempting to insult me. Mike.

Re: Re: Further Mike chess lunacy

> >In a message dated 6/26/01 2:00:32 AM US Eastern Standard Time,

> >watts_pete@... writes:

> >

> >

> > > Also,

> > > sthose with autism and Asperger's syndrome do indeed often show an

> > > idiot savante phenomonon and could be mind blistering at chess and

> > > these conditions are suffered more by men. They could be great chess

> > > champions - and tiotal wackos and dunces at everything else.

> > >

> >

> My son has Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. He isnt a great chess player or

a

> wacko or dunce. He is a person, with strengths & weakness - just like you.

>

>

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