[78-L] Golden & Golden and who knows what else^

[Michael Biel]

bruce78rpm at comcast.net writes:
>> That in itself does not make him a bad person . . .

L78rpm at aol.com wrote:

> An Asperger diagnosis does not, in any way, imply a moral judgement. 

I am at a loss to understand why Bruce brought up the idea that anybody 
would think Jason is a bad person.  Jason mentioned his condition, and I 
repeated it, as a reason why a someone so young can be so focused and 
interested about music and performers.  I didn't think his condition was 
a negative, he and I both considered it as a positive.  He didn't need 
defending on that score.  But as a source of information, as a 15-year 
old, he does not yet have the experience to be a reliable source of 
factual information about the 1890s.  But with his drive--and possibly 
the help of experienced researchers-- he eventually will get the 
experience and knowledge he will need to be reliable.

Mike (former 15-year old) Biel   mbiel at mbiel.com


>  The 
> following comes from wikipedia --- not the last word on  anything --- but 
> essentially accurate here:
>  
> "Asperger syndrome is an _autism  spectrum_ 
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_spectrum)  disorder, and people with it therefore show significant  
> difficulties in social interaction, along with restricted and repetitive  
> patterns of behavior and interests."
>  
> The restricted behavior can include any number of things --- such as  
> narrowly focusing on a hobby to the exclusion of other interests and interacting  
> easily with other people.   If interested read the entire article and  some 
> of the associated links.
>  
> pc