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Anti-Aspergers Facebook comment blows back on college student

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]

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America's Next Top Model has Asperger's

America's Next Top Model has Asperger's

c512b_model.jpgHeather Kuzmich may not have connected with her fellow contestants, but she sure had something special going on with the camera. The 21-year-old model with Asperger's made it to the final five in the reality show "America's Next Top Model," hosted by the fierce Tyra Banks.

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