# Is there a polite way of telling my internship adviser?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 28, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-polite-way-of-telling-my-internship-adviser/654146 "2013-03-28T01:20:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-polite-way-of-telling-my-internship-adviser/654146/32 "2013-03-29T21:06:01Z")

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Yes, he’s autistic, but he’s also dependent on his parents in an unhealthy way and says this is because his family is “Jewish intelligentsia.” Search for previous threads he’s started to hear more about his story. He’s been given all sorts of good advice here, none of which he seems to take.

> [@Olaf's dilemma.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olafs-dilemma/647893/41):
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> I am autistic and I have depression. I am not legally insane.

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