{"id":58181,"date":"2025-01-26T14:04:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T19:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=58181"},"modified":"2025-01-26T14:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T19:04:45","slug":"a-different-perspective-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=58181","title":{"rendered":"A Different Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Saturday, The Hindustan Times<\/a> posted an article featuring comments by Bill Gates on autism. In the article, Bill Gates, who is on the autism spectrum, explains how this ‘disability’ is part of the reason for his success.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Bill Gates<\/a>, the co-founder of Microsoft, has expressed that he likely would have been diagnosed with autism as a child, if assessed today. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, ahead of the release of his memoir Source Code<\/i>, the 69-year-old shared insights into his childhood behaviours that he now recognises as characteristics associated with autism.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gates explained, \u201cThis whole thing of Asperger’s or on the spectrum is a fairly new thing, you know? It used to be autism had a fairly narrow definition that was you know clearly identifiable,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He reflected on his tendency to avoid social interaction and habits such as rocking, which he acknowledges might have been perceived as self-soothing behaviours linked to autism. “But this idea that if you’re slow socialising \u2014 you know, I have a behaviour where I rock that bothers people, but that’s also common so-called self-esteeming type thing. So I realized, wow, there’s a bit of a pattern match there,” he added.<\/strong><\/p>\n

…In his memoir, Gates delves into how these traits shaped his childhood and ultimately contributed to his success. Reflecting on his early years, he remarked, \u201cLooking back on that, because I didn’t behave in a standard way, and yet, you know, that deep concentration that got applied to math and science and eventually to all those programming experiences I had, that became a strength.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

When asked about his parents\u2019 concerns during his formative years, Gates revealed how they supported him in nurturing his unique abilities. \u201cThey worried about would I fit in,” said Gates. “The two things they did, one, send me to a therapist who got me thinking about how I applied my energy and then sending me to a really great school. Those were great for me,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As someone who married into a family with generations of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), I totally understand what he is saying. I see generations of inventors, computer geeks, and people who marched to the beat of a different drummer. We need to embrace these people and be grateful for the scientific contributions they make that result in a better life for all of us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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