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Random thoughts run through my head that are not A class material for a thread and this was one.

It's certainly on the Autistic Spectrum

I find that it is fairly common for people to exhibit symptoms of "classic autism" in early childhood, then "change" to Aspergian-type symptoms as one gets older. I am one of those people.

The kid in "Elijah's Cup" is another.

Possibly Temple Grandin as well.

I'm thinking that Asperger's Syndrome (though not an official "disorder" in DSM V) is a form of autism where verbal abilities, at times, overtake visual abilities. I am one of those people whose visual abilities are limited, yet who have fairly substantial verbal abilities. I believe it is incorrect to assume that all Aspergians had "normal" speech acquisition--that was a sticking point which was probably much-criticized when DSM IV held sway.

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