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alex
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 Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:56 pm Post subject: Gary Numan is convinced he has Asperger's |
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| Quote: | | Synth-pop icon GARY NUMAN discovered he suffers from mild autism while taking a series of Internet tests. Though he has not officially been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, the Cars hitmaker is confident that's the cause of his crippling social disorder. Numan, real name Gary Webb, tells Britain's Mojo magazine, "When I was a kid, before there were proper diagnostic criteria for it, it was suggested that I might be suffering. "I did a brilliant series of tests online from a university in America, and I was deeply into the Asperger's spectrum on there." Numan reveals he's fine in one-on-one interview situations because it's a controlled question-and-answer session, but he's very uncomfortable in social situations with strangers. He adds, "Small talk's the problem. If we met in a bar, or after a show, there's a good chance I'd be stand-offish, aloof, miserable, or awkward, because I don't know what to say. I'm rubbish. "My interactions are semi-artificial, in that I know I'm not allowed to do this or that, because it would be considered rude or improper." |
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| Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:32 pm Post subject: My Two Cents. |
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It could be that he has AS.If so then he can also speak for us.
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Hope this doesn't balloon into a fad, like rehab or cabala or Ethiopian adoptions. However, my trust in newman was earned in some dern good tomato sauce.
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ShadesOfMe
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| Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:15 am Post subject: |
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I thought he *was* diagnosed...it's so obvious he's an aspie.
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He isn't officially diagnosed.
But he has stated before he was almost diagnosed with classical autism when he was a kid, but his parents didn't want to put him in an institution so they didn't go forward with the diagnosis.
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sartresue
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:50 pm Post subject: Gary Numan convinced he has Asperger's |
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Does Asperger's have Gary?
If Gary is uncertain, he can be diagnosed. I knew nothing about AS until I was diagnosed in 2000.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_numan#Personal_life
I'm sure I found another source some time ago, where he was mentioning his undiagnosed AS - something like his own blog, if I recall correctly. It was just a passing comment, dated rather a long time back.
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gwenevyn
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe he's on here talking to us. 
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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| beau99 wrote: | He isn't officially diagnosed.
But he has stated before he was almost diagnosed with classical autism when he was a kid, but his parents didn't want to put him in an institution so they didn't go forward with the diagnosis. |
I remember reading that, somewhere.
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