Gary Numan has Asperger's, he reckons
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Gary Numan believes he has Asperger's Syndrome. Isn't that what that fella from The Vines has? Does that mean Gary's been secretly munching his way through a dozen Big Macs a day?
Numan told free 'paper Metro that he thinks he's exhibiting symptoms of the condition, and may have a mild form of it.
He said: “It was suggested I had it when I was younger but no one knew much about it then. I’ve read a lot about it since and I fulfil some of the diagnostic criteria but not others. I probably only have a mild form.”
The singer continued: “It means you’re unable to interact socially in a way that is generally acceptable. For example, if people came over for dinner and I saw a magazine I hadn’t read, I’d pick it up, sit in the corner and read it – which I know is wrong. You also don’t readily understand facial expressions. You don’t communicate in the same way.”
I once saw Gary Numan in a club. It was a hot club, and he was wearing a long coat. Crazy.
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Gary Numan
LOL
i like you!
for me liking someone?
why?!
I always thought it was the other way around
in an Aspergers < autism sort of way.
no
your thinking of tourettes
Perhaps...
The magazine is simply more entertaining than the mindless faces in most rooms? And if one knows that something is wrong, isn't that a form of awareness? Under his criteria, I too have Asper....screw it, I'm not spelling it out for the lot of you.
I imagine Mr. Newman spends much time in his car these days.
no no
Numan
I heard this
months upon months ago.Tut tut.
this subject is year's old
numan's been saying that he's got asperger's for ages
my brother who actually has asperger's thinks he's cool, so it's fine by me
no
she(?) is not.
Asperger's is the newly-trendy name for higher-functioning autism i.e. autistic people whose mental ability and IQ is around the norml human range (NOT necessarily at some kind of genius level, as seems to be often assumed... they're not all idiots savants!).
autism can be a very severe social handicap, and the number of 'creative' people suddenly being ascribed to the 'milder' form Asperger's is to my mind a little unlikely. As even those with higher-functioning autism can have a lot of difficulties beyond just "ooh, i'm a bit of a misfit, me" - that's just teenage angst!
ignorant bastards..
Asperger's is probably towards the bottom of the Autistic Spectrum-people can communicate fine language wise-most are hgihly intelligent people-however, they find social situations and certain things (for instance, bright lights).
It's not something to be ignorantly dismissed in a "oh the signer of the vines has it so everyone who has it must be NUTS LOLZZzzZ and EatTTs BURGERS!"
just getting the point across.
in swindon
you get rounded up and burned for having asperger's. True story.
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