Asperger’s Syndrome on “America’s Next Top Model"

Search Options	close
Search the following clips: All Clips

news science politics food economy art
technology health internet religion psychology

Sign Up Install Learn More Login


	Asperger’s Syndrome on “America’s Next Top Model"

Fast T friend

12-7-2007 5:14 AM

543 views

tags:

asperger syndrome, top-model

Fast T friend says:

gimmick or new tolerance?

1 Comment |

Add a Comment

12-7-2007 7:28 AM

ljsdesign

hoping for new tolerance.

Login to Comment. Not a member yet? Sign up

Today's Top Clips

visit the Top Clips page

View the Top Clips from December 7, 2007

Embed This Clip In Your Site...

<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/d06aa86c-cfa8-4f29-9e64-2347a60e10e5/563DF309-0C8B-4BE1-9574-2B4F34E4B00F/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/health/04well.html?ei=5087&em=&en=fc890441abb7238d&ex=1197176400&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1197021801-iFqDsBDn7gQ31VOC7/lAvA" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/health/04well.html?ei=5087&em=&en=fc890441abb7238d&ex=1197176400&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1197021801-iFqDsBDn7gQ31VOC7/lAvA" style="font-size: 11px;">www.nytimes.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/health/04well.html?ei=5087&em=&en=fc890441abb7238d&ex=1197176400&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1197021801-iFqDsBDn7gQ31VOC7/lAvA">Heather Kuzmich has the neurological disorder known as Asperger’s syndrome. She is socially awkward, has trouble making eye contact and is sometimes the target of her roommates’ jokes.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/health/04well.html?ei=5087&em=&en=fc890441abb7238d&ex=1197176400&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1197021801-iFqDsBDn7gQ31VOC7/lAvA">But what makes the 21-year-old Ms. Kuzmich different from others with Asperger’s is that for the past 11 weeks, her struggle to cope with her disability has played out on national television.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/health/04well.html?ei=5087&em=&en=fc890441abb7238d&ex=1197176400&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1197021801-iFqDsBDn7gQ31VOC7/lAvA"> She is one of 13 young women selected by the supermodel Tyra Banks to compete on the popular reality television show “America’s Next Top Model.” </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/health/04well.html?ei=5087&em=&en=fc890441abb7238d&ex=1197176400&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1197021801-iFqDsBDn7gQ31VOC7/lAvA">ut while Heather’s odd mannerisms separate her from her roommates, those same traits translate as  on-the-edge  high fashion in her modeling sessions. In interviews on camera, she often glances to the side, unable to hold eye contact. But Ms. Banks, the ’60s-era model Twiggy and the fashion photographer Nigel Barker, who all appear on the show, marvel at Heather’s ability to connect with the camera.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/563DF309-0C8B-4BE1-9574-2B4F34E4B00F/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

New from the makers of Clipmarks: Amplify.com - Don't just share the news...Amplify it!

Clipmarks: Home; New Clips; Top Clips; Dashboard

Popular Topics: News; Life; Science; Technology; Entertainment

Get Started: Sign Up; Install Clipping Tool; How Clipping Works; Clip-to-Blog™; ClipSearch

Tools and Resources: FAQ; ClipWeek; Top Clippers; Top Tags; Site Map

About Clipmarks: About Us; Contact; Copyright; Privacy; EULA

Search Options

Today's Top Clips