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> RMS has publicly described himself as autistic Oh, has he? Last I heard he actually rejected that. When did he openly call himself autistic?
by jordigh 6y ago
> RMS has publicly described himself as autistic
Oh, has he? Last I heard he actually rejected that. When did he openly call himself autistic?
- neilk 6y agoHe's called himself "borderline autistic" in at least one published profile in the Toronto Star, back in 2000. But you're right, he's also walked that back too. In 2008 he described himself as mostly normal with "a few of the characteristics" https://www.computerworld.com/article/2551458/asperger-s-oxymoron.html https://www.computerworld.com/article/2551458/asperger-s-oxy...