I just found this article tonight, and it's loaded with information! Did you know Amadeus Mozart, Dan Ackroyd, Albert Einstien and Bill Gates probably all fell into this category? "Gifted with Aspergers" is a personality type that we as a society need. Neuro-typical people often are not as dedicated to a special interest to make the huge gains in science and technology that this personality type tends to make. AS individuals often have quite full lives, including finding people who value their strengths and help them through their idiosyncrasies.
I see many children that I think have some characteristics of gifted with Aspergers. Sometimes we call them 'geeks' - very smart but slightly quirky. These children may not have enough characteristics to be truly "Aspergers" but we can learn a lot about them by understanding Asperger characteristics.
