Asperger's Syndrome
...arated from the normal world, he possesses some mishaps that differ an average human. Given the fact that Chris is just 15 years old, it is a complete shocker when he is able to calculate all the prime numbers up to 7,057. “I know…every prime number up to 7,057”(Pg. 2). It is quite astounding that a young boy has the ability to perform such a mathematical achievement, however, the use of knowing all the prime numbers up to 7,057 has no use in life. An individual may write that he can calculate the prime numbers up to 7,057 on a job application, but that wouldn’t give him an extra push on actually obtaining the job. Another perfection that marks an amazing feat, although it does no good in an average life is the ability to know all the countries of the world and their capital cities. “I know all the countries of the world and their capitol cities…”(Pg. 2) Indeed, it is pleasant to know a great deal about geographical information especially every country and their capitol cities. Nonetheless, the use of this information has no importance in life. Perhaps TV shows with pop quizzes about the world would be an advantage on Chris’s behalf, knowing as much information as he does about the countries in the world is nothing but his personal achievement. Games play a huge factor when it comes to teen years. Mastering the art of a specific computer game is every teen’s desire. Mastering minesweeper is Chris’s desire, or perhaps he was naturally terrific at it. “Then I turned my computer on and played 76 games of Minesweeper and did the Expert Version in 102 seconds, which was only 3 seconds off my best time, which was 99 seconds” (Pg. 21) Minesweeper in expert mode is not difficult, it’s just time consuming. Finishing...