His comments were immediately met with people questioning his assertion.
Some people within the autism community expressed concern that Musk's using the term would perpetuate stereotypes about the condition."Typical to strong verbal language skills and intellectual ability" can distinguish the syndrome from other types of autism, according to Autism Speaks.
"Elon Musk 'coming out' with Asperger's is way more dangerous to the Autistic community than most may think. At the very lowest form, outdated stereotypes like 'all autistic people are rain man' will be rife. There is absolutely no context to his diagnosis," one person"I always feel a little queasy about having to use 'Asperger' with some older/less informed healthcare providers when they are not up to date with the current terms.
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