Has he been formally diagnosed or has he diagnosed himself which is not the same thing?
Could someone with Aspergers really become a TV presenter?
Could anyone with a form of autism diagnose themselves?. I think most of us could write down a list of our own idiosyncrasies and conclude we have mild Asperger's.
I like Chris just the way he is, knowledgable, enthusiastic, refreshingly unsentimental about nature (but not his dogs it appears) and having a sister who designs such stunning wedding dresses, one of which looked lovely on my daughter, helps too.
One of the 'symptoms' of Aspergers is lack of awareness in Social situations and can come across badly in such situations?
This has come as no surprise whatsoever to me. I worked with him on a countryside-related TV project about 10 years ago and he showed all the symptoms at the time.
Wishing him well and continued success in his career.
I really like Chris, met him once & exchanged tweets on numerous occasions. I can't say the diagnosis is that much of a surprise, my husband is a birder, and it's all about lists , and ticking things off lists, and organising information ... Plus, other than other birders (who are normally the same), it's a fairly solitary pursuit . My nephew has Aspergers, so maybe I just look for the signs !
That might explain his rather crass sexual joke before the 9pm watershed on Winterwatch earlier this year about getting Michaela out of bed to show her black c**k in the flesh.
He didn't appear on the next night's edition. There was a twitter storm and we all thought he'd been removed.
Could anyone with a form of autism diagnose themselves?. I think most of us could write down a list of our own idiosyncrasies and conclude we have mild Asperger's.
There does seem to be a lot of people diagnosing themselves like it's the latest trendy thing, like the new wheat intolerance or something.
TV wildlife presenters have always been a bit eccentric, look at Bellamy, Oddie, Irwin, Nutkins, Johnny Morris, Jack Hanna, I could go on.
Not at all! I appreciate life in all its forms. I just disliked things he said like he he tears childrens paintings off other peoples fridges as he doesn't like them! There were other instances, he just seemed really intolerant.
Yes, of course, there are people with Aspergers in all sorts of jobs.
No, 85% of people with Aspergers are unemployed, and those that are employed tend to be in low-paid, unskilled jobs, and have a high rate of job turnover.
A professionals diagnosis if made early (in children) can often be based only on caregivers observations, they may not always be correct.
And aren't we all on the spectrum?
Yeah, I've heard that saying, but a spectrum wouldn't exist if it affected everyone. And I don't think an official diagnosis should be based on caregivers observations.
Imo, the brain is meant to be studied with neuro-imaging.
Not at all! I appreciate life in all its forms. I just disliked things he said like he he tears childrens paintings off other peoples fridges as he doesn't like them! There were other instances, he just seemed really intolerant.
Chris Packham seems perfectly fine. People forget that you're supposed to have a clinically significant impairment to be diagnosed with Aspergers.
No, 85% of people with Aspergers are unemployed, and those that are employed tend to be in low-paid, unskilled jobs, and have a high rate of job turnover.
The trouble is my Asperger's support group is being taken over by people who believe you can be autistic and not affected by it in terms of being impaired.
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Could anyone with a form of autism diagnose themselves?. I think most of us could write down a list of our own idiosyncrasies and conclude we have mild Asperger's.
I like Chris just the way he is, knowledgable, enthusiastic, refreshingly unsentimental about nature (but not his dogs it appears) and having a sister who designs such stunning wedding dresses, one of which looked lovely on my daughter, helps too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EVJBcObzh8
Look at that hair!!!
One of the 'symptoms' of Aspergers is lack of awareness in Social situations and can come across badly in such situations?
Shows how much you know about Autism Spectrum, then.
This has come as no surprise whatsoever to me. I worked with him on a countryside-related TV project about 10 years ago and he showed all the symptoms at the time.
Wishing him well and continued success in his career.
He didn't appear on the next night's edition. There was a twitter storm and we all thought he'd been removed.
About 26 secs in:
http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/chris-packham-stuns-winterwatch-viewers-with-shocking-xrated-sexual-innuendo-before-the-watershed-a3166341.html
Really ?
The poster said he thought Chris came across as "unpleasant ".
Is unpleasantness now a symptom of Aspergers or is it just an ordinary personality trait ?
He diagnosed himself, so he can't actually confirm he has it.
Unless someone gets diagnosed by a professional then it doesn't really count, imo.
He clearly explains in the article that they should be allowed to become extinct because they have no secure habitat.
Wildlife expert David Bellamy agrees with him, so I don't see how that makes Chris crazy at all.
He spoke only out of concern for the Pandas and the uncertain, troubled future the species would face.
A professionals diagnosis if made early (in children) can often be based only on caregivers observations, they may not always be correct.
And aren't we all on the spectrum?
A stereotypical animal lover/human hater I think.
There does seem to be a lot of people diagnosing themselves like it's the latest trendy thing, like the new wheat intolerance or something.
TV wildlife presenters have always been a bit eccentric, look at Bellamy, Oddie, Irwin, Nutkins, Johnny Morris, Jack Hanna, I could go on.
Not at all! I appreciate life in all its forms. I just disliked things he said like he he tears childrens paintings off other peoples fridges as he doesn't like them! There were other instances, he just seemed really intolerant.
No, 85% of people with Aspergers are unemployed, and those that are employed tend to be in low-paid, unskilled jobs, and have a high rate of job turnover.
As a diagnosed Asperger I wholeheartedly agree.
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watch how fringe individuals have to validate themselves by branding themselves with the name of a clinical condition on the interwebs
Yeah, I've heard that saying, but a spectrum wouldn't exist if it affected everyone. And I don't think an official diagnosis should be based on caregivers observations.
Imo, the brain is meant to be studied with neuro-imaging.
Not you, him!
It's not that easy to get a diagnosis though as there are not that many experts in the NHS to do the diagnosing, and too many people to see.
The trouble is my Asperger's support group is being taken over by people who believe you can be autistic and not affected by it in terms of being impaired.
Oops! Sorry, I misunderstood.