autism and autonomy

[From: Bruce Nevin (Thu 920414 15:07:10)]

(CHUCK TUCKER 920514) --

COULD THIS BE A TOPIC FOR A "CLOSED LOOP"???

Well, one prerequisite is that we talk about it enough to produce enough
email material to be reprinted in Closed Loop. I would welcome seeing
this thread renewed, whatever its potential for reprinting. We have (or
had) some people with direct experience on the net.

I see autism as a limiting case of opting out of social membership, in
which independence appears to have a terrible cost to autonomy.

I won't be so fatuous as to quote myself, but see what I said about
independence vs. autonomy this morning (Thu 920414 07:44:16) if this is
not clear.

  Bruce
  bn@bbn.com