> The Scoutmaster’s wife noted that a typical kid working on this badge goes to a hospital and asks about x-rays. David decided to build a Breeder Reactor. This was perfectly logical to someone with a rather naive social awareness, accompanied by a passion for collecting all the Periodic Table Elements.
Can someone explain the logical connection between "naive social awareness" and "choosing to go way above and beyond for this merit badge"?
As someone with Asperger syndrome (very mild) and the parent of a kid with it (more so), I may be overly sensitive to stereotyping on the topic. So in that excerpt above, what I hear is a neuro-typical adult dismissing the kid's amazing accomplishment here, just because he's socially awkward.
I'm sure she's actually a lovely person, so I'm hoping someone can give me a better explanation.
Can someone explain the logical connection between "naive social awareness" and "choosing to go way above and beyond for this merit badge"?
As someone with Asperger syndrome (very mild) and the parent of a kid with it (more so), I may be overly sensitive to stereotyping on the topic. So in that excerpt above, what I hear is a neuro-typical adult dismissing the kid's amazing accomplishment here, just because he's socially awkward.
I'm sure she's actually a lovely person, so I'm hoping someone can give me a better explanation.