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Having Aspergers and language learning. | ||
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 Fasulye Heptaglot Winner TAC 2012 Moderator Germany fasulyespolyglotblog Joined 5636 days ago 5460 posts - 6006 votes  1 sounds Speaks: German*, DutchC1, EnglishB2, French, Italian, Spanish, Esperanto Studies: Latin, Danish, Norwegian, Turkish Personal Language Map | Message 9 of 28 28 March 2013 at 10:49pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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I know of one You Tube polyglot who says that he has Aspergers, but I would also name him only by PM.
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| Wulfgar Senior Member United States Joined 4460 days ago 404 posts - 791 votes Speaks: English* | Message 10 of 28 29 March 2013 at 6:00am | IP Logged | ||||||||
If you want to keep a secret, the internet is the place to do it. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||||||||
| Fasulye Heptaglot Winner TAC 2012 Moderator Germany fasulyespolyglotblog Joined 5636 days ago 5460 posts - 6006 votes 1 sounds Speaks: German*, DutchC1, EnglishB2, French, Italian, Spanish, Esperanto Studies: Latin, Danish, Norwegian, Turkish Personal Language Map | Message 11 of 28 29 March 2013 at 7:51am | IP Logged | ||||||||
He said it in his videos, therefore I know it. Fasulye Edited by Fasulye on 29 March 2013 at 10:51am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| Josquin Heptaglot Senior Member Germany Joined 4633 days ago 2266 posts - 3992 votes Speaks: German*, English, French, Latin, Italian, Russian, Swedish Studies: Japanese, Irish, Portuguese, Persian | Message 12 of 28 29 March 2013 at 11:09am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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If he makes it public himself, what's the point in keeping it a secret here?
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| Random review Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5572 days ago 781 posts - 1310 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Portuguese, Mandarin, Yiddish, German | Message 13 of 28 29 March 2013 at 3:11pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
I don't know who it is either; but if it's the guy I think then he's a guy I really admire. His advice is some of the most useful out there (he's one of the two or three polyglots whose advice has helped me most) and I imagine Fasulye feels the same. Too many people (I strongly suspect not regulars on here, but in the wider internet and world in general) attach a massive stigma to people with this kind of condition. Presumably Fasulye thinks there is a massive difference between him bravely mentioning it in one of his videos (where he is free to change his mind and remove the video and where it will only be seen by the people he's trying to help- our community of language learners) and her writing it in a public forum where it can be found by anyone in the wider public through google search (including people who may know him and who he doesn't wish to inform). If that's her thinking, I agree totally. Edited by Random review on 29 March 2013 at 3:16pm 4 persons have voted this message useful | |||||||||
| tarvos Super Polyglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member China likeapolyglot.wordpr Joined 4496 days ago 5310 posts - 9399 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, Swedish, French, Russian, German, Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Afrikaans Studies: Greek, Modern Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Korean, Esperanto, Finnish | Message 14 of 28 29 March 2013 at 3:44pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Because it's not information you disclose publicly without prior consent.
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| Hyrax Diglot Newbie Kenya Joined 4110 days ago 8 posts - 14 votes Speaks: Swahili, English Studies: German, French | Message 15 of 28 30 March 2013 at 3:37pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Friends, this thread has sunk into the depths of a gossip column!
I believe it is wrong to discuss who has Aspergers behind their backs! This is for an individual to state for himself if he wishes and not to be speculated in such a manner on threads or as furtive PMs. A medical diagnosis can explain our suffering and our difficulties, it does not define us. A person with Aspergers can be drawn to the learning of languages, yes, I believe this to be true. But so can others who do not have this syndrome. It is in our method where we may differ: as a highly sociable person I like to use my languages with people. I expect a person who relates to the traits of autism would not choose this for himself. 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||||||||
| tarvos Super Polyglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member China likeapolyglot.wordpr Joined 4496 days ago 5310 posts - 9399 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, Swedish, French, Russian, German, Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Afrikaans Studies: Greek, Modern Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Korean, Esperanto, Finnish | Message 16 of 28 30 March 2013 at 5:20pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
Not necessarily. 3 persons have voted this message useful |
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