No, people with Asperger's Syndrome are not retarded. They have average to high intelligence, but have difficulty understanding body language and other non-verbal cues.
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Aspies on average have above-average intelligence. It more-or-less is a mental condition where you think more intellectually and less socially. They may find things like small talk unimportant, or downright stupid. Aspies typically have difficulty doing things like maintaining eye contact, reading body language, understanding something in context, etc. A lot of the time they seem off in their own world simply because they are thinking about the bigger picture. They are often very eccentric, needing to eat certain foods or sleep in a certain position, although it oes from there to refusing to sleep in a hotel where the drain in the shower is in the center of it (one of Woody Allen's habits).
In a way, an Aspie is Socially retarded, but usually very mildly. In every other department, they have distinct advantages over the norm.
A few people I hope you have heard of with Aspergers:
World Leaders:
Adolf Hitler
Alexander the great (supposedly)
Al Gore
Sarah Palin
Peter The Great
Louis VI
Abraham Lincoln
As well as more than half of the people that signed the Constitution
Celebrities:
Dan Akroyd
Keanu Reeves
Elvis
James Orwell
Tim Burton
Gary Newman
(The actual) Lawrence of Arabia (not the actor who played him)
Craig Nicholls (had an extreme case)
Woody Allen
Robin Williams
Geniuses:
Einstein, he failed almost all of his math courses and was beleived by his parents to be "a retard"
Nikola Tesla
Rowan Hamilton, you may not have heard of him, he was a mathematician
Archimedes (Supposedly)
Socrates (Supposedly)
McKinnon (He hacked several NASA computers, as well as the U.S Army and U.S. Airforce)
Artists (writers for the most part):
Isaac Asimov
Charles Schulz
Warhol
Graham Bell
H.P. Lovecraft
Mozart
Michelangelo
Beethoven
Charles Darwin
Mark Twain
I'm sorry there are literally hundreds of other important people; as in practically everybody who ever did anything remotely important. The unfortunate thing is that people who put them down by assuming they're retarded or just freaks cause about half of them to be depressed, or insane. A massive number of Aspies kill themselves, usually because they don't fit in.
I am an Aspie, just so you know.
EDIT: I did not have the heart to delete the entire post although it is largely fallacious, biased and wrong. First; Only one or two persons in this list was diagnosed by a doctor or a psychologist, all of the historical figures lived in time where the knowledge of autism or aspgers did not exist; therefore it is no accord of their own or doctors of the time that they had AS. Dan Akryod joked about having aspergers and AL GORE, Sarah Palin and other famous person listed have never been diagnosed with Aspergers nor have mentioned it before; the writer seems to see Aspergers as a joke or has a below average IQ. Speaking of which; intelligence is not affected by the disability. Those with Aspergers can be dumb, intelligent or average, they fall within the normal range of intelligence. The speaker is obviously biased as he contends "aspies" are special and more intelligent and accomplished than "normal" people. If you want to learn about Aspergers go to a medical website.
http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/tc/aspergers-syndrome-topic-overview
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/aspergerssyndrome.html
Yes, unfortuneately some people are. This can happen for many different reasons; some it is with the development of the child in the womb; some times the brain does not fully develop so there is a problen. In other cases some people have a known medical condition which (again) affects the brain and the ability to thnk 'normally'.
Many (most?) are, in some way, dysfunctional in our society and unable to engage in 'everyday' activities. But there are also many who are absolutely brilliant at certain tasks and endeavors. To paint them all with the broad brush as being "retarded" is incorrect and an injustice.
Purely physically retarded people generally have average IQs.
Mentally retarded people vary differently depending on the type of retardation. For example those on the Autistic spectrum can display surprising intelligence in specific areas, but lack in other general intelligences.
Most definitely not. Many people with ADHD are very bright and creative, although somewhat disorganized at first. Good parenting alongside medical advice will allow them to full fill their potential.
Yes. Research on children with ADHD has shown a general reduction of brain volume and the medical field refers to it as a psychiatric disorder.
Most autistic children appear to be moderately mentally retarded.
They're not. They only find it difficult to concentrate directly on a certain thing.
first of all see if they are a loud person then ask them if they now what adhd is if they are a loud person and do not not now what adhd is then they are retarted
ADHD is genetic. If you think they learned it somewhere, then that is a behavior disorder and not ADHD.
Believe me, retarded people are not acting. People who play act, imitating what they believe is a retarded person's behavior, are simply ignorant and probably in desperate need of attention with a severely retarded self-esteem. Such 'actors' are considered bullies, ridiculing the defenselessness of another person.
No
The Supreme Court has ruled it is unconstitutional to EXECUTE ( for a capital crime) a mentally retarded person.
About 3-4% of the mentally retarded population is severely retarded.
people are effected by others with ADHD just the same as your best friend has effected you. If you don't like this answer and you are ADHD g-mail me at dedofam@gmail.com
It is not appropriate for friends to use hurtful language like "retarded" towards each other. It is important to have open communication and set boundaries with friends about what language is respectful and supportive. If you feel uncomfortable with the language your friends are using, it's important to address it with them and seek out relationships built on mutual respect.
It is not appropriate to refer to individuals as "retarded." It is important to use respectful and sensitive language when discussing people with intellectual disabilities.
james
no
he didn't have adhd. people disaplined their children then therefore adhd didn't exist.