I was just reading a Google-cached copy of Tony Attwood's Aspie criteria and founding something particularly meaningful to me:
Carol Gray and Tony Attwood wrote:
What social criteria are absolutely necessary for typical people to admit aspies through Social Immigration and Customs - is it at all possible to widen the rules of acceptability? Can typical people show interest in an unusual topic? Is typical inflection and smooth coordination of facial expression essential for someone to be considered a friend? Is it okay to show joy by moving your fingers and arms? Is it possible to patiently take time to explain a situation that seems as though it should be obvious? Is it okay for someone to have cognitive abilities that are never found in the typical population?
I think this summarizes what I would like most from people (and really the only thing I would ask people to go out of their way to do) very well.
18 Oct 2005, 12:45 am
