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I really don't think the EMH counts.
It was programmed from the personalities of hundreds of Star fleet doctors with terrible bedside manners .... starting with Dr Leonard McCoy
Agreed, but terrible bedside manner isn't indicative of autism. And the Doctor seems to be garden-variety crotchety, which makes sense given that he's modeled on Lewis Zimmerman. I'd need other criteria to convince me he's supposed to be autistic.
The more I hear and talk about with others about autism, the more I think that it all just has to do with just being human and a person with a unique set of personality traits and conditions.
Some of it might be healthy, some of it unhealthy, some brought about by upbringing, some brought about from trauma, some brought about my neglect but some also brought about because of having everything, or nothing, or too much, or too little.
It's like gender identity ... some people identify one way or another .. some strongly identify, some don't, some are just in the middle and some are off the spectrum ... and many change over time and over a lifetime.
It's the same with autism .. some have a little bit of it, some don't, some are aware, some are not, some are more affected, some are just a little affected but everyone has no clue and no one is capable of measuring it.
It's just part of the human condition that we are all different ... and its the differences that made us who we are as a civilization and a global society. We were successful not because of one person or one group of people ... we were successful as a species because of all these individuals doing what they did and being who they were. It's our chaotic mess of personalities, whether good or bad or perceived as good or bad that make up all the amazing things we have created, generate, construct, produce and imagine.
I think it's a great thing ... it's worked for us for thousands of years ... and I wouldn't want it any other way.
Ehh, I do agree that dealing with different personalities is part of being human, and everyone has their own strengths, weaknesses and quirks. I would have to disagree that somewhat on the “no one is capable of measuring it” part. It seems to lean towards the “everyone is a little Autistic” saying, which is not scientifically accurate. Autism is something we can test for and while it’s something we still don’t understand completely, recently scientists have been able to identify which genes are responsible. So I think putting it on a level with a personality trait or gender identity is a bad comparison.
Agreed. He doesn't have any trouble interpreting or expressing feelings, it's just that he's kind of a prick with an identity crisis.
Yeah ditto, I don't think he (it?) seemed autistic at all