I think Mitt has Aspergers Syndrome

[Moonwalk]

67. If you can't recognize the signs, then you shouldn't diagnosis, doctor or no...

I see Mitt meeting people's eye-to-eye all the time. I'm Aspie, I promise you, he couldn't do that if he was Aspie. That's Aspie-101 and if you have a son on the spectrum, then you know that. If you don't, then you shouldn't be diagnosing anyone with Aspergers. To say that bad jokes, and a lack of empathy are the only signs of Aspergers is a form of "racial profiling" (and would you like anyone saying that about your son?) And yes, I'm really offended. Here's a few more signs you may want to know before you diagnosis again (from here) which are the positive traits of anyone with Aspergers. You will note that Mitten has NONE OF THEM.

1. Attention to detail – sometimes with painstaking perfection (Yeah, Mitt was so good with the details when he was governor; that's why he left Mass. in such a mess)

2. Focus and diligence – has an ability to focus on tasks for a long period of time without needing supervision or incentive is legendary. (Yeah. Mitt doesn't need supervision or incentive...)

3. Higher fluid intelligence – scientists in Japan have recently discovered that Aspergers kids have a higher “fluid intelligence” than non-Aspergers kids. Fluid intelligence is the ability to find meaning in confusion and solve new problems. It is the ability to draw inferences and understand the relationships of various concepts, independent of acquired knowledge. (Oh, yeah, Mitt does this all the time!)

4. Honesty – the value of being able to say “the emperor isn’t wearing any clothes.” (Do we need to say anything else?)

5. Independent, unique thinking – people with Aspergers tend to spend a lot of time alone and will likely have developed their own unique thoughts as opposed to a ‘herd’ mentality. (Again. Do we need to say anything more?)

6. Internal motivation – as opposed to being motivated by praise, money, bills or acceptance. This ensures a job done with conscience, with personal pride. (Once again, do we need to say anything else?)

7. Logic over emotion – although people with Aspergers are very emotional at times, they spend so much time ‘computing’ in our minds that they get quite good at it. They can be very logical in their approach to problem-solving.

Mitt's not Aspie. I promise you, if he was, us honest, logical Aspies would tell you. WE can rightly diagnosis ourselves and each other.