Name: Anonymous 2011-11-24 10:09
Asperger’s Syndrome has its highest prevalence among Ashkenazi Jews and their descendants. In fact Asperger's Syndrome itself was named after the Jewish doctor who discovered it.
Many of thegreatest (I would strongly disagree with the use of the word "greatest" and would replace it with either destructive or subversive) people in the world have been Asperger-Jewish. Example of those speculated include Sigmund Freud, Albert Einstein and Karl Marx. All had very logical minds and high IQ’s. They all appeared to have problems in socialisation and were lone-thinkers and writers. 1
The lack of empathy, therefore, may have helped them to have a wider perception of the world, without the concerns associated with ‘socially unacceptable views’. Some people might call this being ‘thick skinned’, whilst others may see this as viewing a bigger picture. 1
1 http://shazwellyn.hubpages.com/hub/The-Jewish-Social-Ostracisation-and-The-Aspergers-Autism-Connection-A-Theory
Many of the
The lack of empathy, therefore, may have helped them to have a wider perception of the world, without the concerns associated with ‘socially unacceptable views’. Some people might call this being ‘thick skinned’, whilst others may see this as viewing a bigger picture. 1
1 http://shazwellyn.hubpages.com/hub/The-Jewish-Social-Ostracisation-and-The-Aspergers-Autism-Connection-A-Theory