I feel sorry for him. Grownups should have protected him from a live TV interview.

well realy the woman asks the most stupid questoins that are typical of the news midea maby if the woman asked some clever questoins he would have responded. i think grownups should emulate this kid when interviewed and that way the news would have to get better

OMG.. LOL This is hilarious. I love how she whips out that tunafish sub.. the lunch food of champions.

You can tell he's a smart kid.. the grownups seem like they're high.

That host is a dunce!

"I think that home schooling may have some effect on his social skills."

That statement is complete and utter bullshit.

Although he's never going to get laid in his life, at least he can say he won the spelling be championship.

I wonder if he can spell his last name?

LOL.. that was awesome. I'm guessing autism probably has more to do with his social skills, but I'm sure homeschooling didn't help. I can't imagine this kid "relates well to others"

This kid is not fucking autistic.

The kid is actualy juses

Actually, budzos... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism

"I'm sure homeschooling didn't help."

Where in the hell did this backwards perception of homeschooling come from? Do people really think that homeschooling means that kids are locked in the basement? Unless you are living out in the boonies, most homeschooled kids are both learning at home and out at homeschool events several times a week.

Video is still great, though.

I think it all depends on what they are learning when they are being homeschooled.

We've all seen Jesus Camp right?
http://www.vsocial.com/video/?d=63596
http://www.vsocial.com/video/?d=63595
http://www.vsocial.com/video/?d=63594

*sorry for self linking these, quickest way for me to find these clips.

Homeschooling should be forbidden except in cases where the kids live in someplace so remote, that going to school is an impossibility.
Going to school is an important social learning tool.
PERIOD.

Period, huh?? Well, well, public schools have certainly done a wonderful job teaching someone in their perception-booth empire, some shining social skills, and socialism can of course, only come from a quality public education-mill.....

Wish going to public school in the U.S., was as rare as the stunted-brained primates that she gives the planet.....How do you spell, Metagnostic???

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Loved it - God bless the square pegs in this world - and I don't agree with your sentiments EMPIRE.

i think this kid seems smug and douchebaggy. yes does lack social skills to the fullest extent, but damn his attitude is just bad. no matter how cheesy that morning show is, they're just trying to be nice to the kid and celebrate his spelling prowess.

I was home schoold and look how i spell

You can also see him going head to head with Jimmy Kimmel.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Jimmy-Kimmel-Live-Spelling-Bee-2007

If the kid were actually autistic he would be a hell of a lot worse interview than this. This is just a really bright, sheltered kid. Just because you have deep interests and cannot adapt easily to vaccuous and superficial banter does not mean you are autistic.

Could have Asberger's but doesn't seem like it. Probably a combination of nerves and lack of social interaction.

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