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packman

(16,296 posts)
Mon Jan 9, 2017, 12:22 PM Jan 2017

Sorry to demean you Donald, you're a fuckin' genius

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"Studies have shown that there are much higher instances of mental disorder in political leaders and creative geniuses than in the general population"


I apologize - I just didn't recognize what a creative genius he is. Clearly, he is heads and shoulders above us sheep in the "general population"

List of creative/political creme de la creme who weren't all there in some cases:



http://mentalfloss.com/article/12500/11-historical-geniuses-and-their-possible-mental-disorders
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Sorry to demean you Donald, you're a fuckin' genius (Original Post) packman Jan 2017 OP
Oh, god... Freedomofspeech Jan 2017 #1
Autism and genius are definitely correlated HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #2
You shouldn't misrepresent autism this way. Ilsa Jan 2017 #3
Ok, let's call it a connection absent any correlation or causality HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #5
The problem is, it implies all autistics have a Ilsa Jan 2017 #6
His is the result of his syphilis NightWatcher Jan 2017 #4
....... Tanuki Jan 2017 #7
 

HoneyBadger

(2,297 posts)
2. Autism and genius are definitely correlated
Mon Jan 9, 2017, 12:32 PM
Jan 2017

A lot of kids now are diagnosed as 2E, twice exceptional.

The list left out Paul Erdos, who was unable to tie his own shoes til 14. Genius at 3 though.

Ilsa

(64,566 posts)
3. You shouldn't misrepresent autism this way.
Mon Jan 9, 2017, 12:37 PM
Jan 2017

Not all autism is correlated with genius. Those of us with special needs nonverbal autistic kids who require help with ADLs know this isn't "genius" at work.

Ilsa

(64,566 posts)
6. The problem is, it implies all autistics have a
Mon Jan 9, 2017, 01:58 PM
Jan 2017

Undiscovered genius within. Nothing could be further from the truth, and the misrepresentation hurts autistics and their families because people become dismissive and uncompassionate about a real, severe disability!

These two articles are about prodigies with autistic traits. Prodigies are rare, even in the autism community.

NightWatcher

(39,382 posts)
4. His is the result of his syphilis
Mon Jan 9, 2017, 12:50 PM
Jan 2017

All of his pussy grabbing backfired when one grabbed him back sometime about 12-20 years ago, depending on the progression of the std.

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