The New Face of Asperger’s Syndrome

Well, the NY Times Health blog, has a post about Heather Kuzmich, the recently eliminated America’s Next Top Model contestant who has Asperger’s. Asperger’s was endlessly discussed on the show by Tyra Banks and other cast members, generating newfound awareness of the syndrome. A definition of the condition can be found here.

Kuzmich auditioned for the show because “It was a point in my life where I was thinking either Asperger’s was going to define me or I was going to be able to work around it.”

Those interested in learning more about Asperger’s should read Tim Page’s moving first account of life with Asperger’s. Page is the Pulitzer Prize-winning classical music critic of the Washington Post.

– Lakshmi Gandhi

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