Asbergers (Was Gates)

[hkhenson]

At 12:00 PM 6/24/2008, Jon Louis Mann wrote:

>my ex-wife has aspergers and fit in well at sf cons, where 
>inappropriate behavior is often either tolerated, or ignored.  the 
>problem is that she is raising our son the same way her mother 
>raised her, without any boundries.

Turns out parents have a lot less influence on kids than their 
playmates.  You might want to read _The Nurture Assumption_ by Judith 
Rich Harris.  Within the rather sharp limits she describes there are 
things parents can do, you might be able to do.

>i see this more and more with the paris hilton generation.

Actually Paris Hilton is a sharp woman with decent business skills.

Keith Henson