http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060822/ap_o...ath_genius
Russian refuses math's highest honor
Hmmm. Let’s see. He’s considered “reclusive”, doesn’t like being in the limelight, is highly intelligent (his thinking abilities are obviously beyond the norm) and lives with his mother. Dr. Grigory Perelman also doesn’t seem to make money and fame a priority in his life. I’m thinking Dr. Perelman could very well be one of us. (Autistic?) I sure wish we could know for sure.
I can understand though his hesitation about bringing up the fact of autism if he is an autistic….someone somewhere would want to Cure Him for sure….you know, because we’re suffering so (sarcasm) with our horrible disease and all.
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I read the news about Dr. Grigory Perelman a few days ago, while I was still in the UK. My initial reaction was "He must be one of us!"
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did you see his photo?!
yeah that's the one i meant, and although it can be dangerous to say a person looks autistic from a photo, well, "is this guy on the spectrum, or what?!" was my first thought also.
I also don't see how he looks autistic. There are many things that can cause a social disturbance and reclusive behavior, autism isn't the only one. There are more basic behavioral and perceptual differences. Autists used to be confusedly marked as schizoid, schizophrenic, schizotypal, or mild psychotic, the opposite is certainly possible.
pfft, shrink the donut down to an infinitely small point and blow it up again. No tearing required.
Not enough information!!!!!
I would not try to guess that he is one of us with this limited information.
He has bushy eyebrows and a big beard. So maybe he can't afford to buy razors.
Some people just choose not to motive themselves to reach goals of fame and fortune. Mother Teresa did not live her life for fame and money either and she is not aspie.
I thought Perelman could be an aspie when I read the story about him in our local paper. I think it is an autistic trait to be solely motivated to achieve for the thrill of intellectual discovery alone, without regard for the status or wealth that may (or may not) result from achievement. Perelman was compared in the article with the legendary mathematician Erdos, who has been posthumously identified as an aspie by a psychiatry professor.
I thought it was really rude the way the newspaper story, written by Simon Singh, compared his appearance with Rasputin the "mad monk". How insulting! Simon Singh also wrote a news story about diagnosed aspie mathematician Richard Borcherds when he won his Fields Medal, so the writer is well aware of the link between being unsual and being an elite mathematician. I have been quite amazed by the apparent lack of care of appearance of Prof. Borcherds. In photos of him he's had a face like a forrest and some atrocious haircuts. It does seem to be an autistic trait to care little for fashoin or appearance.
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Mother Teresa did not live her life for fame and money either and she is not aspie.
Don't believe everything you read about Mother Teresa. Have you read Christopher Hitchen's book about her?
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I'm really not sure if it's fair to say that Mother Teresa was neurotypical or not, as she is not living. As for Grigory Perelman, we may still find out things about him at a later date, hopefully from Dr. Perelman, himself.
All I know is that he has inspired me to think loftier thoughts (also without claim to fame and fortune) especially in the mathematical field.
My next goal is to solve the age old equation that has baffled scientists (and the world, for that matter) for quite some time -"How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop?" - The standing theory is three licks, but I aim to bust that theory apart....and I will succeed too! :wink:
The possibility that he might be an aspie was my first impression when I read this article. Not because of his picture, but because of the information provided about him in the article. Of course, it is not enough information to say for sure, but it sure is an interesting possibility!
My next goal is to solve the age old equation that has baffled scientists (and the world, for that matter) for quite some time -"How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop?" - The standing theory is three licks, but I aim to bust that theory apart....and I will succeed too!
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Perelman was compared in the article with the legendary mathematician Erdos, who has been posthumously identified as an aspie by a psychiatry professor.
Who is the professor who identified Paul Erdos as an aspie? Did he publish the identification online? If not - in which journal or book can I find the identification?
[I always assumed Paul Erdos was an aspie. Having a formal diagnosis of him would be great]
One can theorise about somebody posthumously, but one CANNOT diagnose a condition such as Asperger's Syndrome posthumously.
You are right. I would be interested to read autism researchers theorising that the late Paul Erdos was on the autistic spectrum.
pfft, shrink the donut down to an infinitely small point and blow it up again. No tearing required.
Won't work. The shape will still be preserved. We are not dealing with physical matter but shapes "in and of themselves", divorced from the properties of matter.
Ok, a simpler solution:
Shrink the points on innerside of the donut in towards the centre point, stretch the points on the outer parts out to form a sphere.
i think that it is possible to diagnose yourself, with A.S , as there is such a wealth of information on the internet, including this site. I personally feel that i can relate to so many A.S traits -( perhaps hundreds). i feel that A.S is part of who i am , and not a seperate "condition."