Am I the only one who didn't know that Elon Musk has Asperger's?

[Rorey]

I had no idea.

[elleng]

1. No, I didn't know, many probably didn't know,

and many other 'geniuses' prolly have it.

[applegrove]

2. Seems my brother had it.

[jimfields33]

3. I had no idea. I'm sad that I've said bad things about him from time to time.

He has a disability and must be treated with respect. I will from now on. I feel horrible.

[SheltieLover]

4. I didn't know.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. Neither did I

[Lithos]

6. Asperger's actually no longer exists

Musk has a high-functioning form of Autism - one that probably affects his social skills to a fair degree. But as things are taken away, others are given. Many high-functioning people with Autism have excellent pattern detection and other mental capabilities which are way above the norm for neural typicals.

L-

[Hoyt]

9. Just found a video of his opening on SNL tonight.

Never really saw him before, just read articles.

He’s a little quirky and jerky — not unlike me — but very likable sans politics. Know some don’t like his politics, but there are a lot worse people than Musk.

[blm]

7. David Byrne has it, too.

[Marie Marie]

8. Me either.

[UTUSN]

10. I know little about him but the bits give me a vague, intuitive uneasiness.

[FeelingBlue]

11. Tonight, I Googled whether Musk

Has Parkinson’s. Seems like it.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

12. I didn't know that.

And Asperger's being eliminated from the official whatever is meaningless.

I have a son with Asperger's. It absolutely limits him in certain ways. Changing the name of his diagnosis does not change his deficits.

[Iggo]

13. On second thought, I'll say something nice.

"Something nice." -- Iggo

[jmbar2]

14. I didn't know until reading it here.

Missed the monologue, but suspected almost immediately because of his odd mannerisms. Similar to a relative of mine who is an Aspie.

I respect that he came out about it tonite.

[Rhiannon12866]

16. Here's his monologue - SNL: Elon Musk Monologue:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017655811

[jmbar2]

19. Thanks

I wonder how hard it was for them to write stuff for him. He can't act worth beanz.

[NJCher]

15. All the more

Amazing that he has accomplished what he has.

[2naSalit]

17. No but I don't really care what he's got.

[Paladin]

18. It was news to me. (nt)