Author: Rory Nolan
Date: 00:17:56 08/21/02
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On August 21, 2002 at 01:19:47, Joseph Merolle wrote: >Does the DSM IV recognize aspergers symdrome? What axis would fischer fall on? Have a look here http://web.syr.edu/~rjkopp/data/as_diag_list.html regards Rory > > > >On August 20, 2002 at 21:01:18, Rory Nolan wrote: > >> >>Hello all I have posted this here as few people read the thinkers foruem. This >>is something that has been naggin' at me for some time now so when I 'cracked >>it' I thought I'd post it here esp. as you guys are smart and Fischer was >>supposed to think 'like a computer'. >>I have recently read the book 'fischer versus the russians' and having read thru >>it and also my 60 mem. games I realise ( as a psychiatric nurse with many years >>experience) that Fischaer has aspergers symdrome!! Read on and see if you agree. >>Asperger's syndrome is a form of autism and is usually associated with people >>with a moderate/high intellegence. >>This kind of person has a clear delination between 'right' and 'wrong' there are >>no 'grey' areas. (This could explain why Fiscer so often played on in drawn >>positions). People with aspergers are usually vey intense people who take people >>literally. I once told an aspergers patient of mine that I 'bit someone's head >>off 'when I was in a bad mood.. he recoiled in horror!!). People with aspergers >>have in recent times been very successful as computer programmers!!. Lile autism >>aspergers is dominant in males. Chess is particularly suited to people with >>aspergers and when I read the above books it became clear the Fischer sees chess >>not as an art form (e.g. like Bronstein) but as a problem to be solved, hence >>his narrow opening repotiore and his excellent endgame technique. This I feel is >>why he had particular problems against Tal. I also feel that he is very >>misunderstood ,he cannnot help himself, when he feels that a side is in the >>right he says so also when he feels a side is in the wrong he also says so, he >>doesn't hold a middle ground. This is also why he can't maintain interpersonal >>relationships, he's incapable of it. Please check out the many internet sources >>of aspergers and see if you agree. >>take care >>Rory Nolan
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