Jerry Seinfeld: "I think I’m on the spectrum" for Autism

From Disability Scoop: In what looked like a puff piece about Jerry Seinfeld, NBC pulled an astonishing admission from Seinfeld:

Seinfeld tells NBC News that he sees traits of autism in himself, indicating that he isn’t the best socially and does not always follow what others are saying.

“I think on a very drawn-out scale, I think I’m on the spectrum,” said Seinfeld, 60. “You’re never paying attention to the right things. Basic social engagement is really a struggle. I’m very literal, when people talk to me and they use expressions, sometimes I don’t know what they’re saying.”

“I don’t see it as — as dysfunctional. I just think of it as an alternate mindset,” he said.

It would be interesting to find out what his K-12 school experience was. 

FYI, Disability Scoop is a great resource on information on people with challenges. 


Comments

mirmac1 said…
We're everywhere. : )
11/10/14, 3:07 PM
Anonymous said…
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
11/10/14, 4:03 PM
n said…
I'm somewhere in the mix myself. There are so many "clubs" to belong to these days, do we all see ourselves as fitting in somewhere?

I am not diminishing your comment at all, mirmac1. But genuinely thinking it over. Is the clue our "social selves?"

BTW, should the final quotation marks be inside or outside the question mark? I've always wondered that. :) I'm chatty tonight.

And very upset with Obama's sudden attention to net neutrality.
11/11/14, 9:02 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Tuesday Open Thread

The speaker list is up for the Board meeting tomorrow; not as packed as I thought with just four people on the waitlist. The majority of the speakers are speaking on high school boundaries (with several wanting to talk about Ballard High). There are only three of us speaking about the Green Dot resolution asking the City to not grant the zoning departures that Green Dot has requested.  It's me, long-time watchdog, Chris Jackins, and the head of the Washington State Charter Schools Association, Patrick D'Amelio.  (I knew Mr. D'Amelio when he headed the Alliance for Education and Big Brothers and Big Sisters; he's a stand-up guy.)
Read more

Breaking It Down: Where the District Might Close Schools

Update 2: an absolutely fabulous interactive map made by parent Beth Day (@thebethocracy on Twitter - she covers Board meetings and is fun to read).   end of update    Update 1: Mea culpa, I did indeed get Decatur and Thornton Creek mixed up. Thanks to all for the correction. end of update   I suspect some who read this post will be irate. Why do this? Because the district seems very hellbent on this effort with no oversight skid marks from the Board.    To clearly state - I do not believe that closing 20 schools is a good idea. I think they hit on 20 because they thought it might bring in the most savings. But the jury is still out on the savings because the district has not shown its work nor its data. I suspect closing schools and THEN leasing/renting them is the big plan but that means the district really has to keep the buildings up.   But this district, with its happy talk about "well-resourced schools" is NOT acknowledging the pain and yes, gr...
Read more

Education News Roundup

From the ever-amusing Washington Policy Center : Vouchers are Pell Grants for students under 18.  Vouchers are no different than Pell Grants or GI benefits, except the money goes to the families of students younger than age 18.  Except they are. Pell Grants were created to help needy students and that's not really the goal of the voucher program.  The Pell grant website does have a couple of great studies on why low-income students drop out before finishing their higher ed and what makes a difference.
Read more