Published on 12, July, 2020
With many of these people, the condition is highly speculative rather than actually diagnosed. Some of the symptoms suggested, too, could indicate other conditions - particularly with people like Woody Allen.
Still... I find it reassuring in many ways to maybe share something in common with people who've made such an impact in their own particular ways...
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Hope said:What about Diogenes the Cynic? He completely cut himself off from society and was considered very odd. He was certainly eccentric although that's no guarantee of autism status. He was the archetypcal outsider in any case.
What about Diogenes the Cynic? He completely cut himself off from society and was considered very odd. He was certainly eccentric although that's no guarantee of autism status. He was the archetypcal outsider in any case.
One of my favourite quotes of his is: "Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards."