Professors w/Asperger's or Autism?

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03 Jul 2009, 7:25 pm

Hi, I was curious to know what professors out there self identify themselves as having Asperger's or a form of Autism?

Prof's that I know of:
- Temple Grandin, Animal Sciences - Colorado State University
- Dawn Prince Hughes, Anthropology - Western Washington University
- Maureen Johnson, Health Education - Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
- Vernon Smith, Economics - George Mason University
- Lars Perner, Marketing - University of Southern California

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03 Jul 2009, 9:30 pm

My spouse thinks he has it and he is at Northwestern.

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04 Jul 2009, 10:13 pm

Is he a professor?

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04 Jul 2009, 11:46 pm

yes.

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05 Jul 2009, 4:19 am

Oh great, what does he teach?

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05 Jul 2009, 8:52 am

I think my mother meets the criteria... She doesn't know it, though. Well, if she read about it, she'd probably figure it out, as far as I know autistic disorders haven't really occurred to her as possible diagnoses for her or for me... A very serious oversight.

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05 Jul 2009, 9:18 am

azurezebu wrote:

Vernon Smith actually no longer works at Mason. He is now retired but holds an Emeriti title at Mason's Econ Department.

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06 Jul 2009, 1:03 am

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Vernon Smith actually no longer works at Mason. He is now retired but holds an Emeriti title at Mason's Econ Department.

Hmm have you taken his classes before?

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16 Jul 2009, 7:28 pm

Hey, I just found out she is not at WWU right now. Anyone know if she is teaching somewhere else now? And is it just me (I had to look at the different diagnoses or categories of me just now when I registered and I put "neurotypical" though I am not sure if I am typical of anything in particular)--or does "neurotypical" seem faintly derogatory in the same or rather the opposite way that "autistic" can be said in a derogatory way??"

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17 Jul 2009, 2:05 am

No. NTs are just the people who label us as outcastes, nothing much.

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17 Jul 2009, 7:05 am

ruennsheng wrote:

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Vernon Smith actually no longer works at Mason. He is now retired but holds an Emeriti title at Mason's Econ Department.

Hmm have you taken his classes before?

Nope I never did.

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17 Jul 2009, 9:45 pm

JerryHatake wrote:

ruennsheng wrote:

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Vernon Smith actually no longer works at Mason. He is now retired but holds an Emeriti title at Mason's Econ Department.

Hmm have you taken his classes before?

Nope I never did.

I thought you'll be curious how an Aspie prof will be like...

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21 Jul 2009, 1:50 pm

azurezebu wrote:

Hi, I was curious to know what professors out there self identify themselves as having Asperger's or a form of Autism?

Me, hopefully next year (finishing my Ph.D. this spring). That's assuming I can get hired - the job market for academics right now is rather bleak given the current economic state.

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immersive wrote:

Me, hopefully next year (finishing my Ph.D. this spring). That's assuming I can get hired - the job market for academics right now is rather bleak given the current economic state.

Me too! Although hopefully finishing as early as December 2009 but may end up being May 2010. Currently I don't have a backup plan, if the job market gets too tough... may end up having to do something totally different for a while.

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25 Jul 2009, 1:59 am

Just inform us where you will teach if you really finish your PhD... Haha.

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03 Aug 2009, 5:05 am

Prince was an adjunct professor last I checked. She's essentially part time with no guarantee of renewal. There are a lot of NTs with PhDs in that situation too.

I very nearly started a PhD program this year, but I'm taking time to think about it first,

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