Hitler has AS?

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Since I watched a nazi movie last night, I decided to know more about it by Wikipeding it. And this is what I found: Very controversial as it stated. I found it very *speechless*... when thinking about his Action T4...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler%27s_health

As debated as Hitler's physical medical issues may be, his mental health is a minefield of theories and speculation. This topic is very controversial, as many believe that if a psychological cause can be found for Hitler's behavior, there would be more reasoning behind his actions.

Waite, who wrote an extensive psychohistory of Hitler, concluded that he suffered from borderline personality disorder, which manifested its symptoms in numerous ways and would imply Hitler was in full control of himself and his actions. Others have proposed Hitler may have been schizophrenic[citation needed], based on claims that he was hallucinating and delusional during his last year of life. Many people believe that Hitler had a mental disorder and was not schizophrenic nor bipolar, but rather met the criteria for both disorders, and was therefore most likely a schizoaffective. If true, this might be explained by a series of brief reactive psychoses in a narcissistic personality which could not withstand being confronted with reality (in this case, that he was not the "superman" or "savior of Germany" he envisioned himself to be, as his plans and apparent early achievements collapsed about him). In addition, his regular methamphetamine use and possible sleep deprivation in the last period of his life must be factored into any speculation as to the cause of his possible psychotic symptoms, as these two activities are known to trigger psychotic reactions in some individuals. However, researchers and behaviorist have studied the life and mannerisms of Adolf Hitler, some believe he may have had Asperger's Syndrome, which is part of the Autism Spectrum. Michael Fitzgerald, an expert in the field, concludes that Hitler did indeed meet all the criteria set out by Hans Asperger. Fitzgerald cites Hitler's poor sleep patterns, food fads, dislike of physical contact, an emptiness in human relations, and an inability to forge genuine friendships. It is important to note these are common traits in many people with or without Autism. Just because one or more of these traits exist does not mean a person has Autism or any other diagnosis. However, it is still debated today. Hitler never visited a psychiatrist, and under current methodology, any such diagnosis is speculation.

Hitler was pure EVIL...how can anyone think he had AS?

nice way to balance aspie arrogance

I think it is BS to be honest and no way to refute this "theory" so highly irrelevant

I think that Hitler had a lot of problems.

yes because wikipedia is a great and reliable source of information. The reason it's "controversial" is because there is no clear diagnosis! what entertains me is how you people always try to connect aspergers syndrome to all these famous people. JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE WAS SOCIALLY AWKWARD OR MADE SOME FAMOUS INVENTION DOESNT MEAN THEY HAVE ANY FORM OF AUTISM! YOU CANT GET A CONCLUSIVE DIAGNOSIS OFF OF SOME OLD RECORDS PRE-DATING THE DISCOVERY OF AUTISM! it's really sad how you waste your time doing this and making fools out of yourselves, just letting you know.

possible borderline personality disorder tho.

don't worry about it Melbi, its grumpy day today

I don't think everyone with AS is super nice. Where is that impression coming from? We generally have less of a tolerance for human stupidity and clique-mindedness. We don't understand subliminal social cues so we act however we want to. This seems quite nice to me but not to the NT population. I'd actually be curious about Hitler here. Do you think he understood social cues? He obviously had extreme fixated interests. It would make sense that being bullied lead him to becoming a genocidal maniac. Just look at what bullying did to the Columbine shooters. (both rumored to have AS) I don't see why everyone is automatically assuming Hitler didn't have it simply because he was a fascist dictator. He was a vegetarian too.