Dear Roy,

	I do not think that sensitive and humanitarian are terms of
derision.  If anything I wrote gave that impression, please accept my
apologies! They are terms of praise.

	My dear wife teaches 6th grade and has had the opportunity of
helping several autistic students over the years, and explained to me the
special problems they and their parents face, and the gratification of
overcoming them. 

Sincerely,

Mason

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Gaffney wrote:
"Autistic economics has been popular in France, although sensitive and
humanitarian souls take offense at its disrespect for the innocent
victims of autism.
I myself would like something with a slightly pejorative overtone
indicating subservience to vested property owners."

Mitra-Kahn wrote:
"On the topic of post-autistic economics, I did a very brief history /
commentary on a recent swing towards the more PC 'real world
economics' label that has been applied to it.
Thought I would share.
http://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/issue47/MitraKahn47.pdf"

Dear Mason Gaffney, and others commenting on this thread: I am neither
a sensitive nor humanitarian soul  (which it appears that you think
are terms of derision), but as the grandfather of an autistic boy, I
am more than offended at this language. This is hardly a "PC" matter.
Be careful. Roy Weintraub


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E. Roy Weintraub
Professor of Economics
Fellow, Center for the History of Political Economy
Duke University
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