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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, I've lived in the Aspie world for 18 years and have never heard this one before.  I suppose some Aspies are nerdish and don't brush their hair (think Einstein) because many are brilliant and focused on other issues than appearance. In my experience, they are living "lives of the mind" not of day-to-day mundane issues.

If anything, my perfectly "normal" smart kid has far worse hygiene issues than my brilliant Aspie . .  but we are hoping for a turn-around in that dept.  It helps if both parents are monitoring the hygiene track. Mommy alone nagging may not make son turn-around.  And sometimes you just have to spell it out (normal or Aspie):  "This kind of behavior is unacceptable; you will have a roommate one day, etc."[/quote]

Not to detract from this subject but, PP, I think you're wrong about this whole idea that Aspies generally tend to be brilliant ("many are brilliant") and also that Einstein was Aspie. Einstein had long, loving, fulfilling relationships with women as well as with male friends. His friends did not describe him as lacking in any social context. The core trait of ASD is a compromised ability in social communication and this is key for reciprocal relationships. Einstein did not have this problem. He may have been obsessed with his interest, but he was not lacking in any way in the social area.[/quote]

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