On the other hand, white people,especially germanic peoples like the Germans and the English have a lot of equally intelligent,high I.Q. people,but generally don't so much suffer from autistc spectrum disorders as such. Take a look at Charels Darwin,or Dr. von Bohn of WW2 fame.They were geniuses,but still had normal enough,stable personas.Asperger's does not excatly equal intelligence per se, I'm a really good,but rather sad exsample
2007-05-29 11:46:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
My son has Asperger's too. He's the most intelligent person I've ever met in some areas, but interpersonal things that his considerably lower IQ'd brother masters with ease are beyond him.
The Asperger's brings some strengths with it too, though. M. has been much less handicapped by caring what classmates think of him than he would be if he really understood how things like that work. For the most part, he prefers accepting that he doesn't understand and pursues things such as studying languages and music.
He has sad times too--the job he has isn't commeasurate with his intelligence and he'd prefer different one with more public contact, but doesn't have those skills. He has to work very hard to find friends and to have any kind of social life. He does not have the option of finding a roomate because he is so strongly in need of control over his environment so may never live out of his childhood home. We all try to work towards his being happy here.
I hope that you will find happiness in your life. Good luck.
2007-05-29 11:56:40 · answer #1 · answered by LC 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Although there are some diseases linked to Ashkenazic Jews, such as Tay-Sachs disease (which is also linked to other populations, such as French Canadians of southeastern Quebec), the ones you mention are not.
Please be aware that your question was phrased in an apparently bigoted manner, and many could take it as such.
2007-05-29 12:29:36 · answer #2 · answered by Mark S, JPAA 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your question jumps around in topics so it is difficult to figure out what you mean. I am not Jewish, I am 1/4 German, and have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. I have never taken an IQ test, but have always been considered to be of above average to good intelligence by the people how know me.
2007-05-29 11:53:24 · answer #3 · answered by DAVID C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A specialist says maybe Darwin did have a form of autism http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3380569.stm. I have Asperger's and am not jewish.
2007-05-31 03:33:42 · answer #4 · answered by Me Encanta Espanol 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋