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Not that I disagree, but "inability to respect social norms" is basically part of the definition of Borderline Personality disorder or Narcissism, so saying as much is basically tautological.



Basically that's what he was saying: that Aspergers or borderline autistic are basically less accurate descriptions than BPD etc.


The "inability to respect social norms" is more an issue for the therapist than their supposedly Asperger's patients.




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