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Forum: Games and Video Games Topic: What are the confirmed (not speculated) autistic chess GMs? |
| Dyspergian |
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Posted: 14 Feb 2009, 6:08 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,315
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| The only GM I am aware of with a formal diagnosis of AS is the Czech grandmaster David Navara. There has, of course, been speculation about other well known chess players, past and present. The English player Jack Rudd, who is awaiting ratification of his IM title, also has a formal diagnosis of AS. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How accurate is the Aspie Quiz? |
| Dyspergian |
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Posted: 28 Dec 2008, 3:13 pm
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Replies: 85
Views: 6,835
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This question seems never to have been on the Aspie Quiz. It's never been on any of Baron-Cohen's quizzes either.
The only place I've seen it is here. |
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Forum: Games and Video Games Topic: Who else likes chess? |
| Dyspergian |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2008, 1:23 pm
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Replies: 70
Views: 5,696
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| Hi everyone I'm a professional chess teacher so, yes, I like chess. If you want to learn to play better I run an online interactive chess teaching website for kids: chessKIDS academy , which, apart from a course taking you from learning the moves to adult club standard, also includes five computer c... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Human dictionaries: I need your help |
| Dyspergian |
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Posted: 03 May 2008, 4:57 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,299
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| List of eponyms (that's what they're called) on Wikipedia here. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How much do you score on this IQ test? |
| Dyspergian |
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Posted: 26 Mar 2008, 7:00 pm
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Replies: 97
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| 141 on that one and 143 on giqtest.com, which I suspect is a better test (not just for the two extra points it gave me) |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Chess and AS |
| Dyspergian |
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Posted: 23 Mar 2008, 1:09 pm
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Replies: 35
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| Bobcat Thanks - I will. It was discovering (as a result of the Fischer boom in the 1970s) that I was able to relate well to children that transformed my life. It's strange how life plays tricks on you. As a teenager I couldn't wait to grow up so that I wouldn't have to have anything to do with kids ... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Chess and AS |
| Dyspergian |
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Posted: 23 Mar 2008, 6:42 am
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Replies: 35
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| When I was a teenager, ridiculed, humiliated, good at nothing - along came chess and - oh my goodness - I was good at something. It was perfect for me. I didn't have to talk. I didn't have to look at people or engage in small talk. My lack of coordination didn't matter so long as I could move the p... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You ever wish AS had a different name? |
| Dyspergian |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2008, 6:48 pm
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Replies: 75
Views: 6,078
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| Neurologically Eccentric Relationship Disorder (NERD) |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Chess and AS |
| Dyspergian |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2008, 6:43 pm
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Replies: 35
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| I could write a book on this. Maybe one day I will. The kids on the spectrum I've taught fall roughly into three categories. Some of them can't hack the game at all due to problems with attention or learning difficulties. Some are potentially good but lack competitiveness and are reluctant to play o... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Language of Others - novel about woman with AS |
| Dyspergian |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2008, 7:08 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 769
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Language of Others - novel about woman with AS |
| Dyspergian |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2008, 7:01 pm
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Review here.
I've ordered a copy from that nice Mr Amazon.
Anyone read it yet? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Am I normal? - BBC radio program about AS/Autism (Dec 2006) |
| Dyspergian |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2008, 6:57 pm
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Replies: 0
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Anyone heard this? The link to the relevant program is about 3/4 of the way down the page.
Comments? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Dogs help autistic children connect |
| Dyspergian |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2008, 6:52 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,415
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| Article from Saturday's Times here. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Article on Autism featured in this month's WIRED magazine |
| Dyspergian |
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Posted: 24 Feb 2008, 8:01 am
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Replies: 10
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Many thanks for that, Jet.
The article's online here. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Websites........ you.. |
| Dyspergian |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2008, 7:07 pm
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Replies: 23
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My chess teaching website: here
My personal website: here
I used to run a chess club website but have just handed it over to someone else.
Various other bits and pieces/microsites. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: what exactly is data entry? |
| Dyspergian |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2008, 7:01 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,601
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| ... but most of the time I do something similar in which I tell the computer to produce tables and graphs from the data someone else has already entered. Then I have to check it for errors. You have to have a sharp eye for that. I did that as well - full time from 1972 (the days of punch cards) to ... |
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