RE: Are *you* an Aspie?

I'm not an Aspie--BUT my youngest son has been placed on the autism
spectrum by the local school district. They showed us the criteria for
the placement. Applying them to me might yield a diagnosis of
high-functioning autism. But I don't function at a high enough level to
do expected eye contact well or get a reputation for playing well with
others. Or is that just my Finnish heritage? My wife loves this riddle:

Q: When a Finnish introvert and a Finnish extrovert are having a
conversation, how do you know which one is the extrovert? A: He's the
one looking at the other guy's shoes!

Roger Mackie (paternal grandfather's name: Hautamaki)

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-nontech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-nontech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Ryan
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 2:07 PM
To: Non-Technical Discussion about the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: Are *you* an Aspie?

Yeah...someone's been reading my diary.

And you...

On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 2:32 PM, Harvell, Joel <jbharvell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I fit the diagnosis...


Joel B. Harvell
Food Lion, LLC
(704) 633-8250 x2709
jbharvell@xxxxxxxxxxxx


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:midrange-nontech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of sjl
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 2:09 PM
To: midrange-nontech@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Are *you* an Aspie?

Asperger's and IT: Dark secret or open secret?
Asperger's Syndrome has been a part of IT for as long as there's been
IT. So why aren't we doing better by the Aspies among us?

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&;

articleId=9072119

- sjl