Anti-Aspergers Facebook comment blows back on college student

John Pavlus on December 6, 2007 12:36 PM
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I'm kind of a Facebook hater, so I enjoy slight schadenfraude from this latest "burned by the internet" story. University of Michigan Student Assembly president Zack Yost is resigning because of a Facebook group he started to vent his frustration with another assembly member, who has Aspergers syndrome. The not-so-subtle title:

"I'll give that kid a f*cking disability he can write home about if he keeps sending these code amendments to everyone"

According to the DSM-IV [paraphrased by Wikipedia], "People with Asperger syndrome display behavior, interests, and activities that are restricted and repetitive and are sometimes abnormally intense or focused."

And, scene.

[via Gawker]