Pokemon Creator Draws Creativity from Autism

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"I recently discovered that like my sons, the creator of Pokemon is on the high functioning end of the autism spectrum. Long thought to have Asperger’s Syndrome, Mr. Satoshi Tajiri has confirmed this information, yet does not speak of his condition in public. This reclusive and eccentric man, who is known to work twenty-four hours at a time, spawned the gaming phenomenon that took the world by storm through his special interest in insects":
http://www.autismkey.com/pokeman-creato ... om-autism/

Thanks for this - my lil pokefreak will be thrilled!

Small wonder we've got so many fans here. BTW how does everyone like PKMN Black/White? I've made it past the 6th Gym Leader already.

I read that he has Asperger's before. It's no wonder he managed to spawn these ideas; he must have a phenomenal imagination. I could probably say my childhood was built on Pokemon . I spent many, many hours looking at my collection of Pokemon cards, and drawing my own ones. I loved it to a near-mentally ill level. It could get like that again, when I buy Pokemon Black .

No wonder I always liked these guys. Pokemon were one of my special interests. I am glad to see that there are very positive, very visible role models like Mr. Satoshi Tajiri.