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Originally Posted by Livia

Couldn’t agree more. Ashleigh is a damning indictment of the education system. She’s frivolous, silly and shallow and she proves the adage that ignorance is bliss. I don’t know much about autism but I think I remember that they struggle with contact, you know… hugging and touching. I don’t think Ashleigh has any problems on that score.

You are right. I meant she might have a learning disability of some kind rather than autism in particular. She really doesn't seem to grasp half of what is going on a lot of the time. Even the lack of vocab is not necessarily self inflicted. It's hard to know but I am inclined to give her the benefit of the doubt. She really seemed like a rabbit in the headlights when she came out and I felt kind of sorry for her.