Asperger’s syndrome on the Autism Spectrum. It has many nicknames, and they sometimes call themselves Aspies, Aspergirls, or Asperboys. It has many of the same characteristics of autism, but they have normal to high intelligence. Their IQ is average or above average. The most frequently diagnosed are children ages five through nine. They often avoid eye contact, and they have unusual thinking patterns. They are normally focused on one subject, and develop a high level of expertise in that area. For example, Greta Thunberg, an 18-year-old climate activist, is a girl with Asperger’s Syndrome.
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Greta Thunberg is an environmental activist. She was born January 3, 2003 in Stockholm, Sweden. Her full name is Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg. She was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, and became interested in Climate Change, which she found out about at age 8. She became vegan, and missed a year of school, and inspired children to hold strikes in Belgium, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Finland, Denmark, France, and the Netherlands.