I am not downplaying it, I just thought that most people have no idea what the Asperger syndrome is all about, so I explained it briefly. The story of this kid is nothing spectacular, it's the normal course a person with Asperger syndrome is expected to take.

The most important thing to note here is that the Asperger syndrome is not a bad thing and doesn't make a person any worse than "normal" people.

Because it puts things in perspective. If you don't know what exactly the Asperger syndrome is, then the story of this young boy probably is touching for most people. That he suddenly starts to talk a lot and that even to people who doesn't know, like when he was invited to that community day. But he primarily talks about LBP, his new found hobby. This isn't really getting out of his shell, it falls in line with the normal development of a kid with Asperger syndrome.

Because it puts things in perspective. If you don't know what exactly the Asperger syndrome is, then the story of this young boy probably is touching for most people. That he suddenly starts to talk a lot and that even to people who doesn't know, like when he was invited to that community day. But he primarily talks about LBP, his new found hobby. This isn't really getting out of his shell, it falls in line with the normal development of a kid with Asperger syndrome.

Hey guys,

I am here to offer another look at these stories.

Regarding the first half, Rare used to employ people who didn't have a background in the video game industry. For example, Lee Schuneman (director of Diddy Kong Racing and others) used to sell swimming pools before making video games.

As for the second part, people with Asperger syndrome usually avoid social contacts because their brains work differently and interactions/conversations with other people are more difficult for them due to that. In a nutshell, they lack the "Theory of Mind" which refers to the ability to recognize and understand thoughts, intentions and wishes of other people to know what they want or predict what they will do next. This is not about what other people say, it's about how they say something and how they act while talking. So it's all about interpretation.

People with Asperger syndrome like to be alone, can have eccentric obsessions at times and whenever they have to talk with people, they prefer to talk extensively about their hobby, because that is something they have a lot of knowledge about and at the same time it allows them to control the conversation.

So in both cases, it's nothing unheard of or unexpected. Still good for the Media Molecule guys though.