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Diagnosing Jefferson: Evidence of a Condition That Guided His Beliefs, Behavior, and Personal Associationsby Norm Ledgin
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Until the DNA test, historians were on the wrong track about Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Today, as they question Jefferson's character and apparent contradictions and follow another wrong track, they should be looking at his condition — which explains everything...<BR>-- His 54-year obsession with building and rebuilding Monticello.<BR>-- His fiction-based notions influencing the Declaration of Independence.<BR>-- His choice of 15-year-old Sally, essentially his sister-in-law, for a 38-year companionship.<BR>-- His out-of-control financial deterioration despite a lifelong habit of recording every penny he spent.<BR>-- His inner conflicts over slavery — and the slaveownership thrust on him by his father's death when he was 14.<P>In Diagnosing Jefferson the author contends (with confirmation by a number of scientific authorities) that Jefferson's characteristics were compatible with Asperger's Syndrome and that he was on the" autism/Asperger's continuum". Norm Ledgin matches high-functioning autism with many examples of Jefferson's behavior, evidence furnished by — but never examined by — the historians themselves. Synopsis:Historians have long remarked on Thomas Jefferson's "peculiarities." But it took author Norm Ledgin, whose son has Asperger's Syndrome, to see what others did not. In this intriguing book, Ledgin carefully constructs a convincing case for the likelihood that Thomas Jefferson had Asperger's Syndrome. He matches Jefferson's behaviors with five diagnostic criteria for Asperger's: social impairment, preoccupation with "special interests," impairment in nonverbal communication, lack of emotional reciprocity, and inflexible adherence to nonfunctional routines. He also addresses other well-known signs of Asperger's, such as failure to recognize social cues, need for calming pressure, and indifference to peer pressure. A fascinating read! Helpful chaptes include:
About the AuthorNorm and his wife Marsha were professional partners as safety educators, and then business partners in weekly newspaper publishing for fifteen years. With this book, they have renewed their professional partnership, after a hiatus during which they dedicated themselves to full-time parenting. They have two daughters, Stephanie and Allison, and three sons, David, Alfred, and Nicholas. Table of ContentsRelevant Chronology Chapter One: A Truth Not Self-Evident Chapter Two: A Reluctant Celebrity Chapter Three: A Logical Choice Chapter Four: Separate Realities Chapter Five: Magnificent Obsession Chapter Six: "Disastrous Legacy" Chapter Seven: "Glacial Exterior" Chapter Eight: Relative Insensitivity Chapter Nine: The Man in the Red Vest Chapter Ten: Moving Past Coincidence Chapter Eleven: "A More Universal Acquaintance" Conclusion Comments by Temple Grandin Appendix One: 100 Topics Appendix Two: Selected Internet Resources
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