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SheilaT

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34. I am the mother of an Aspie,

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sun Sep 23, 2012, 03:17 PM

Sep 2012

and it is totally obvious that Mitt is NOT one himself.

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Please stop blaming Asperger's for Mitt's nastiness! [View all] tblue37 Sep 2012 OP

Link to post? thanks DURHAM D Sep 2012 #1

No reason to link to my post, since I have copy-pasted it tblue37 Sep 2012 #3

I see the comment/quote was from an article at Wonkette. DURHAM D Sep 2012 #14

+1 marybourg Sep 2012 #2

I'm an Aspie. He's no Aspie TrogL Sep 2012 #4

Precisely! Aren't you horrified at the ignorance about Asperger's tblue37 Sep 2012 #5

What makes him a "sociopath?" Has he killed anyone? foghat rules Sep 2012 #9

He is a bully, at the very least. This has been shown in numerous examples. pnwmom Sep 2012 #17

Well then Bush would be one too, right? treestar Sep 2012 #19

that word... BanzaiBonnie Sep 2012 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Sep 2012 #23

Most sociopaths aren't murderers. Fact. nt laundry_queen Sep 2012 #25

And by definition, very few socoipaths are willing to participate in society loyalsister Sep 2012 #31

A sociopath has no feelings for others. Zoeisright Sep 2012 #36

good point. Liberal_in_LA Sep 2012 #6

I agree. Romney is just someone who thinks because he is rich he is entitled WI_DEM Sep 2012 #7

I hadn't heard that claim before. kag Sep 2012 #8

WTF? There's no need for a "diagnosis" -- the guy is just simply a prick. Sheesh! gateley Sep 2012 #10

Yep. DU's obsession with medicalizing everyone they don't like is irritating. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2012 #11

Indeed! loyalsister Sep 2012 #33

In my professional opinion, and I am one, he does not have Asperger's Syndrome. nolabear Sep 2012 #12

Thank you for this siligut Sep 2012 #32

I disagree. Romney is an ass burger if anyone was. Kablooie Sep 2012 #13

Mitt is an ass-burger mindwalker_i Sep 2012 #15

He's not an aspie. He's a pathological narcissist, without a drop of empathy pnwmom Sep 2012 #16

I agree. deafskeptic Sep 2012 #20

I had one, also. pnwmom Sep 2012 #21

Sounds like my family. laundry_queen Sep 2012 #26

Agreed, Mitt being out of touch is not Asberger's treestar Sep 2012 #18

No, no, no. Willard doesn't HAVE Asperberger's MurrayDelph Sep 2012 #24

Why would you be appalled? randome Sep 2012 #27

These days for something as widespread as that? Yes, it's a reasonable expectation. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2012 #29

I don't expect everyone to know everything I know--I just think that tblue37 Sep 2012 #35

rMoney is a psychopath. backscatter712 Sep 2012 #28

This is why I hate the "autistics have no empathy" crap. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #30

I am the mother of an Aspie, SheilaT Sep 2012 #34

Mitt's not on the autistic spectrum sakabatou Sep 2012 #37