Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was recently mocked for having Asperger’s by a person who reportedly works for Twitter, the social media giant that Musk recently purchased.
Project Veritas, a controversial conservative news platform, recently published a video that appeared to show an individual identified as Alex Martinez, Twitter’s “lead client partner,” saying that Musk has “Asperger’s” and that the tech mogul is “special needs.” The posting of the video comes a few weeks after Musk purchased Twitter for approximately $44 billion. However, earlier this month, Musk said that his deal to purchase Twitter was paused due to spam accounts on the platform.
According to the National Autistic Society, “Many people who fit the profile for Asperger syndrome are now being diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder instead.”
“People with Asperger syndrome see, hear and feel the world differently to other people. If you have Asperger syndrome, you have it for life—it is not an illness or disease and cannot be ‘cured’. Often people feel that Asperger syndrome is a fundamental aspect of their identity,” the National Autistic Society states.
AutismSpeaks.org states that some symptoms of Asperger’s include “difficulty with social interactions,” “restricted interest” and “desire for sameness.” Some of the strengths of Asperger’s, according to AutismSpeaks, include “remarkable focus and persistence,” “aptitude for recognizing patterns” and “attention to detail.”
After the video was posted by Newsmax‘s Benny Johnson, Musk replied writing, “Twitter exec trashing free speech & mocking people with Asperger’s …”
