16-year-old Greta Thunberg met with Obama and chided senators, saying they're not trying hard enough to fight climate change
Former President Barack Obama met with 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday to talk about climate action.
Greta Thunberg , who has been open about her Asperger ’ s diagnosis, has emerged as a role model to those on the spectrum. Thunberg — who gave an impassioned plea at the United Nations Climate Action Summit on Monday that went viral — began her climate protest in August 2018 following
Greta Thunberg has spoken about her Asperger ’ s syndrome diagnosis after she was criticised over the condition, saying it makes her a “different” Tony Attwood, a world authority on Asperger ’ s , has said people diagnosed are “usually renowned for being direct, speaking their mind and being honest
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Alexander Burke was in high school when he received an explanation for his lifetime of difficulty making social connections. Diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, Burke, now 34, felt he had a better understanding of the interpersonal struggles that he had had in his past — but it did nothing to alleviate his worries about his future.
Burke says he would have been "thrilled" to have someone else with Asperger's whom he could look up to. But there weren't many other people with Asperger's that he knew of, either personally or in the public sphere.
'How dare you?' Greta Thunberg asks world leaders at UN
'How dare you?' Greta Thunberg asks world leaders at UNA visibly angry Greta Thunberg berated world leaders as she addressed a UN climate summit on Monday, accusing them of betraying her generation by failing to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and asking "How dare you?"
Whether you agree or disagree with her message, Greta Thunberg has suffered from the typical stigmatizing comments from those who disagree with her because of her Asperger ’ s syndrome diagnosis. This is the kind of ignorance most people have left behind in the last century.
Teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg has Asperger ’ s , a diagnosis that an estimated 1 in 250 people will receive, according to the Asperger /Autism Network. The pride with which she embraces her diagnosis has not been lost on others with Asperger ’ s , who now view Thunberg as a role model .
That has since changed. In the past year, as teen environmental activist Greta Thunberg has launched an international movement to address climate change, the 16-year-old from Sweden has notched another accomplishment, say those on the autism spectrum. By being open about her own diagnosis of Asperger's — even calling it her "superpower" — Thunberg has emerged as a role model to those on the spectrum, and has educated others about what autism can look like.
"I think it is really inspirational," Burke, of Somerville, Massachusetts, said. "I would have been thrilled if I was in high school right now."
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World leaders and chief executives of global corporations gathered at a United Nations summit on Monday to say that a 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden is right: They are failing. Greta Thunberg -- the teenager who sparked a global youth movement to fight climate change -- arrived in New York on a zero-emissions sailboat, climbed the stage at the UN and told a crowd of more than 300 presidents, prime ministers, CEOs, bankers and delegates that they’ve let down her entire generation by not acting on climate change. “You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words,” she said Monday.
Greta Thunberg is facing attacks over her Asperger ’ s , but companies are keen to hire people on the autism spectrum. Thunberg , 16, delivered a President Trump, for his part, tweeted sarcastic commentary alongside a video clip of Thunberg ’s dire warnings: “She seems like a very happy young
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Thunberg — who gave an impassioned plea at the United Nations Climate Action Summit on Monday that went viral — began her climate protest in August 2018 following Sweden's hottest summer on record by striking by herself outside Swedish Parliament instead of going to school.
Since then, her campaign has gone global, attracting throngs of supporters as well as critics, some of whom have seized upon her Asperger's as an "illness."
That has not stopped her. Last month, she tweeted: "When haters go after your looks and differences, it means they have nowhere left to go. And then you know you’re winning! I have Asperger's and that means I’m sometimes a bit different from the norm. And — given the right circumstances — being different is a superpower. #aspiepower"
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On Aug. 20, 2018, a 15-year-old girl skipped school to protest outside the Swedish parliament and inadvertently started the “Skolstrejk för klimatet” (school strike for climate) movement that would go on to create ripples across the globe. The teenage activist was Greta Thunberg. She has since become one of the most important voices in environmental activism.
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The 16-year-old climate activist’s radical approach to autism.Reading Greta Thunberg’s speech addressing the UN Climate Action Summit on Monday, it’s hard not to think of Cassandra, the brash young warrior of Greek myth who beseeched Apollo for the gift of prophecy. The petulant god granted her wish, but then punished the girl by decreeing that her predictions would be ignored “as idle wind in the hearers’ ears.
Asperger ' s syndrome, Asperger disorder (AD), Asperger ' s , schizoid disorder of childhood,[1] autistic Restricted interests or repetitive behaviors, such as this boy's interest in playing with a toy model of People with Asperger syndrome often display restricted or specialized interests, such as
Greta Thunberg says ‘gift' of Asperger syndrome helps her see through environment 'lies'. ‘It also makes me see things from outside the box’. However, some people with Asperger syndrome may still have some learning difficulties and can find it hard to comprehend or process language at times
Greta is the daughter of Swedish actor Svante Thunberg (pictured, R) and opera singer Malena Ernman. Her grandfather is actor-director, Olof Thunberg. One of her ancestors on her father’s side is Svante Arrhenius, who had won a Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1903. He was the first to discover that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide lead to a rise in the surface temperature of Earth. Consequently, this finding led to the conclusion that human-caused carbon dioxide emissions lead to global warming.
On first learning about climate change around the age of eight, Thunberg was shocked that adults weren’t doing much about it. Over time, Thunberg started living a low-carbon life. She turned vegan and gave up flying. On her insistence, her mother doesn’t fly either and her father became a vegetarian.
Thunberg was diagnosed with depression, in which a key role was played by her realization that no action was being taken to combat climate change. She also suffers from Asperger’s syndrome, autism, selective mutism, OCD and ADHD. Responding to haters attacking her over the diagnoses, Thunberg in September 2019 called Asperger’s syndrome a “superpower.”
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Thunberg also opened up about staring down President Trump as they crossed paths at the U.N.Thunberg said this week that former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger offered to lend her his electric car. In clip from the Scandinavian talk show "Skavlan," Thunberg reveals the governator's offer.
“I have Asperger’s syndrome and that means I’m sometimes a bit different from the norm. And - given the right circumstances - being different is a superpower,” she said in an Instagram post.
Before she became the youngest face of climate change, Thunberg won an essay writing competition on the environment in May 2018 organized by Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet. Following the publication of her write-up, she was contacted by climate activist Bo Thorén of the group Fossil Free Dalsland. It was in one of the meetings with the group that the idea of a school strike to protest climate change came up.
Inspired by students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, U.S. – who had organized the March For Our Lives – Thunberg decided to protest for climate change. Thus, on Aug. 20, 2018, she sat outside the Swedish parliament.
“I painted the sign on a piece of wood and, for the flyers, wrote down some facts I thought everyone should know. And then I took my bike to the parliament and just sat there. The first day, I sat alone from about 8.30 am to 3 pm – the regular schoolday. And then on the second day, people started joining me. After that, there were people there all the time,” she stated.
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Until the Swedish general election on Sept. 9, she protested every day. Following which, she continued to do so only on Fridays. The movement has now gained momentum as Fridays for Future, as students from around the world take part in demonstrations to initiate action against climate change and global warming. Thunberg has subsequently spoken at climate rallies at Brussels, Belgium, and London, England.
On Dec. 4, 2018, the 15-year-old Thunberg addressed the United Nations Climate Change Conference where she presented her case for protecting the environment in strong words.
“For 25 years countless people have come to the UN climate conferences begging our world leaders to stop emissions and clearly that has not worked as emissions are continuing to rise. So I will not beg the world leaders to care for our future. I will instead let them know change is coming whether they like it or not,” she stated.
To take part at the World Economic Forum’s summit in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2019, she undertook a 32-hour train journey. Ironically, most other delegates arrived in their individual private jets.
During her European Parliament address in April 2019, Thunberg chided the leaders for holding “three emergency Brexit summits and no emergency summit regarding the breakdown of the climate and the environment.” After her speech, she received a 30-second standing ovation.
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The hate being directed at the Swedish teenager says more about her detractors than it does about her bid to mobilise the world's youth.On most days, two mini Greta Thunbergs live at my house.
The young activist was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize on March 13, 2019. If she wins when the awards are announced in October, Thunberg will become the youngest recipient ever. In May 2019, TIME magazine named her as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2019.
On Aug. 14, 2019, Thunberg took a solar-power sailboat with underwater turbines and sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Plymouth, England, to New York City, New York, U.S., to attend climate conferences in the U.S. and Chile. She reached her destination on Aug. 28.
On Sept. 16, she was awarded the Amnesty International's Ambassador of Conscience award at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. by Secretary General Kumi Naidoo (R).
At a meeting of Senate climate crisis task force on Sept. 17, Thunberg bluntly told the Senators to stop paying lip service to the efforts of environmental activists and seek the expertise of scientists in tackling climate change. She remarked: “I know you are trying but just not hard enough. Sorry.”
She also held a protest outside the White House and later met former U.S. President Barack Obama, who, in a Twitter post, called her “one of our planet’s greatest advocates.”
That message is meaningful for Collier Litel, 23, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, who found out in seventh grade that he had Asperger's.
"It means a lot that she's willingly embraced Asperger's syndrome and talks about it openly," said Litel, who graduated college in May and is now studying to take the LSATs. "It creates a lot of awareness and destroys some stigma."
"She's doing a lot to not only show people with Asperger's that they can be very powerful and effective in their own lives, but to show other people that the autism spectrum isn't something that's completely debilitating," he added.
Greta Thunberg mocks Vladimir Putin as she changes her Twitter bio to 'a kind but poorly informed teenager'
Greta Thunberg, 16, changed her Twitter biography after Vladimir Putin called her 'a poorly informed teenager' who was being 'used by adults' at an energy forum in Moscow on Wednesday.The 16-year-old climate activist has taken the words out of Putin's mouth and made them her Twitter biography, calling herself, 'A kind but poorly informed teenager.
Like Burke, Litel said he wished he had someone like Thunberg as a role model when he was growing up.
"I think it would have had a tremendous impact on what I viewed as possible not only for myself, but for cultivating relationships around me."
Asperger's was once its own diagnosis but now falls under the broad category of autism spectrum disorders, which are characterized by differences in social skills and speech and may involve repetitive behaviors.
Thunberg has attributed her passion about climate change in part to her unique neurological makeup, while also acknowledging that Asperger's has posed social challenges to her in the past.
"I think she's a role model to everyone. But I think for somebody who has Asperger's or is on the autism spectrum, her ability to be honest and disclose it in such an empowering way is what's inspirational," Remi said. "Greta is disclosing it in a way that she's proud of."
For Burke, who also works for the Asperger/Autism Network as a development assistant helping with fundraising, seeing Thunberg stand up for her beliefs before the United Nations "is really thrilling."
While Burke's own diagnosis did not feel like a superpower — "for me, it was more of a roadblock than a stepping stone" — he appreciates that Thunberg is challenging preconceived notions of what Asperger's looks like.
"I'm proud to count her in our ranks," he said.
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Former President Barack Obama met with 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday to talk about climate action. 
'How dare you?' Greta Thunberg asks world leaders at UNA visibly angry Greta Thunberg berated world leaders as she addressed a UN climate summit on Monday, accusing them of betraying her generation by failing to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and asking "How dare you?" 
World leaders and chief executives of global corporations gathered at a United Nations summit on Monday to say that a 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden is right: They are failing. Greta Thunberg -- the teenager who sparked a global youth movement to fight climate change -- arrived in New York on a zero-emissions sailboat, climbed the stage at the UN and told a crowd of more than 300 presidents, prime ministers, CEOs, bankers and delegates that they’ve let down her entire generation by not acting on climate change. “You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words,” she said Monday. 
The 16-year-old climate activist’s radical approach to autism.Reading Greta Thunberg’s speech addressing the UN Climate Action Summit on Monday, it’s hard not to think of Cassandra, the brash young warrior of Greek myth who beseeched Apollo for the gift of prophecy. The petulant god granted her wish, but then punished the girl by decreeing that her predictions would be ignored “as idle wind in the hearers’ ears.
The 16-year-old climate activist’s radical approach to autism.Reading Greta Thunberg’s speech addressing the UN Climate Action Summit on Monday, it’s hard not to think of Cassandra, the brash young warrior of Greek myth who beseeched Apollo for the gift of prophecy. The petulant god granted her wish, but then punished the girl by decreeing that her predictions would be ignored “as idle wind in the hearers’ ears. 
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There's a cruel and creepy world where it's apparently perfectly fine for adults to shred a 16-year-old to pieces, writes Lauren Rosewarne.In spending any time probing the blather of bottom-feeders though, there's a danger of amplifying it. A risk of implying that it's common, ubiquitous even. It isn't. 
The hate being directed at the Swedish teenager says more about her detractors than it does about her bid to mobilise the world's youth.On most days, two mini Greta Thunbergs live at my house. 
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