Arday squealed his innocence when called out.
I'm guessing he was a narc, but not a very malign one, and they are very common but rarely diagnosed. He saw his fake research and plagiarism as a victimless crime, so why not do it to get ahead?
He was NOT fundamentally an honest man FFS! Honest men don’t fabricate facts and lie about virtually every aspect of their lives. To suggest his diagnosis of autism might be to blame is horrifically unfair to those with the condition.
Also- the dross which is pumped out all over the news of amazing scientific breakthroughs but it’s just a poorly-researched and badly written nothingburger with a press release
But he was an examiner for others. He was examined by others.
I’d say a vulnerable narcI'm guessing he was a narc, but not a very malign one, and they are very common but rarely diagnosed. He saw his fake research and plagiarism as a victimless crime, so why not do it to get ahead?
To meet the clinical diagnosis for Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), a person must show at least five out of nine specific traits listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). A person does not need to have a specific set of five; any combination of five or more of the following nine traits qualifies:
I would say he definitely displayed the first 6 traits which is enough for a narc diagnosis. Also, making up an autism diagnosis to gain special treatment is exploitative as is gaining jobs in academia based on other people's work. He also sicced police on journalists who were just doing a job, nothing illegal, which is displaying an arrogant attitude so he has 7 and maybe all of them.
- Grandiose self-importance: An exaggerated sense of self-importance, talents, or achievements. JA
- Fantasies of success: A preoccupation with dreams of unlimited power, success, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love. JA
- Belief in being special: The conviction that they are unique and can only be understood by or associate with high-status people or places. JA
- Need for admiration: An excessive requirement for constant praise and attention. JA
- Sense of entitlement: Unreasonable expectations of special, favorable treatment or automatic compliance from others. JA
- Exploitative behavior: Taking advantage of other people to achieve their own personal goals. JA
- Lack of empathy: An unwillingness or inability to recognize and identify with the feelings and needs of others.
- Envy of others: Being frequently envious of others or believing that other people are envious of them.
- Arrogant attitudes: Displaying haughty, arrogant, or condescending behaviors. JA
His suicide showed how important the outward success was to him - he seemed to think he was nothing without it, which is sad. His fantasies came crashing down and he was unable to appreciate what he did have, 2 kids, family and friends, his health and the ability to start over albeit in a less flashy but more real way. He could even have used the infamy of exposure to rebrand himself and do mea culpa interviews where he comes clean and does a public Come to Jesus moment. I think he really just wanted to be famous and in the entertainment industry in some capacity. It would suit him better than academia.
The memoir would have had to be pulped though.
I'm wondering about borderline intellectual functioning (borderline low IQ). People with that can seem surprisingly capable on the surface, but they are constantly masking and many of them live in fear of being exposed.
This is the thing, I could see that someone with a poor level of intellectual functioning could, with help from Giff, Slim Debs, Sandro get somewhere. Then from there you become a success story and people are handing you excuses and reasons and identities on a plate. Once you’re in the Academy you can’t really be removed, it’s no backsies, and any issues which arise get swatted away as racism, or autism.
Oh trust me, no-one thinks the man had particularly high intellectual functioning.
bleeping right wing yanks sticking their oar in, as per.
I thought people said that ND people tend to not to be liars and con artists but it's such a broad term nowadays. As for being LD, he was able to do a fraudulent PhD with very little work, and pass the viva. That takes being able to think on your feet and a certain amount of skill as well as audacity. He had skills, just not genuine academic ones. Once someone mentions a condition though, people tend to give them the benefit of any doubt.
It’s said about autistic people and I’m not sure it’s 100% true.
If someone is 'jumbling numbers' as the result of an actual disorder (as opposed to making
Most autistic people can lie when they need to, not always convincingly. It's not a known thing for autistic people to be fabulists, though. We like to keep things straightforward, usually.
People with autism can lie, just like anyone else. The difference is that we are more likely to tell the truth because we're not following the societal 'norms' of telling little white lies, or because of a stronger-than-usual concern for fairness and justice. ETA: also what @CarmenGhia said above!
