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richie
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01 Oct 2009, 2:53 pm

Asperger's syndrome and a Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic

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Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic Tim Page's new memoir, "Parallel Play," looks at how Asperger's syndrome was an asset to his success.
In the past ten years, we have become familiar with what has been called "the spectrum," or the range of disorders that include autism and Asperger's syndrome. They can be terrible disabilities, but not for Tim Page. In fact, he thinks that Asperger's has been one of the keys to his brilliant career......


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01 Oct 2009, 6:29 pm

A turn of the Page topic

Not sure who he is, but good for him and his positive ASpin on his talent and Pulitzer Prize.


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01 Oct 2009, 7:35 pm

Hai! Seconded.


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02 Oct 2009, 3:59 am

I figured this is the sort of thing we need to clear the air of the latest media fart by Autism Speaks...


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