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"high functioning" autism and aspergers are not illnesses, they are enhancements. the next step in evolution, the current apes are just not ready to accept an individual who is skilled. its not like barclay was fucking rainman or simple jack, he was just better than most his peers, but less skill and experience in social interactions, which could obviously stem from his holodeck addiction and the dissociation with reality. fleeing from it if you will. you see the buzzphrase "emotional intelligence" thrown around a lot recently, which is just a brainlet cope when they cant understand higher beings like my main man broccoli.