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There's a big difference between attributing a set of behaviors to a mental condition that is known to influence patterns of thinking and behavior, and attributing it to skin color.

You can clearly tell that Musk has Asperger's just from hearing him speak or even reading some of his tweets (at least I can, maybe because I have it too), is making that observation also "ableist" or do you only consider it to be ableist because it is attributing his managerial decisions to that?

We may be arguing semantics because nowadays "-ism"s are used as shorthand for generalization instead of prejudice and I prefer to stick to the latter definition to avoid attributing discriminatory intent.



> You can clearly tell that Musk has Asperger's just from hearing him speak or even reading some of his tweets

No, you can't. Not even a certified medical professional would claim to be able to "clearly" diagnose a patient based on their public persona.


Also I would like to add that Musk himself has said he has Aspergers in that interview. So it’s self declared at least.




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