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a reader asked:

Supposing a child is born to a father who displays characteristics which are typically described by Asperger Syndrome…

Perhaps medicalising this style of fatherhood by calling it Verbose Aloof Pedantic Inept Disorder would help. Perhaps it would do some good to subject the father to a regime of drugs, re-education camps or other pseudo-medical punishments. Perhaps the family will win a hundred million on the lottery if only they spend all their money on tickets this week.

Or they could try solving the problem by improving their ideas. For a start, we recommend total immersion in the Taking Children Seriously web site.

by Editor on Sat, 01/24/2004 - 17:17

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