Forum Overview :: Motherfucking News :: Re: Woman exhibits absolutely no abnormal behavior, is diagnosed with Asperger's

[quote name="Mischief Maker"][quote name="Zseni"]Kiriana's similar strategy amounts to remembering and rehearsing scripts. When she walks into a clothing shop, for example, she pulls up a mental dialogue box: "No thanks, I'm just looking," is what one should say if a saleswoman offers help. But as Attwood points out, such playacting is not intuitive, and is therefore exhausting.[/quote] Also, when a stranger approaches her and asks, "How are you doing?" she replies with the generic answer of "I'm fine, how are you?" without evaluating whether her current condition really <I>is</I> fine nor whether she has any interest in the condition of the person approaching. I think the people who diagnosed her are autistic.[/quote]