Yeah, I don't really get the Asperger's vibe from him, either, and I wondered about BC's understanding of Autistic Spectrum Disorders when I heard him say that. Maybe I am basing my ideas on the fact that he is nothing like JP, really, and I know that JP is hardly the one flavor of Aspergers or ASD out there, but just-- no. I just don't see him as autistic. I could see him as gay, a control freak, possibly a sociopath to some degree, completely out of touch with what 'mundane' people feel, someone who wraps his extremely high IQ around him like a shroud or armor from an early age to deal with bullies or irritated, abngry people when he blurted out something he shouldn't, someone who stepped in it quite a lot and when he hurt people's feelings, rather than admit that he messed up or deal with it said, "Get over it, it's true!" but I don't see him as a sociopath. I could even see him as possibly, just maybe, a little bit ADD, but not even that, really. Someone who gets bored extremely easily, that couldn't have been made more obvious unless the show had been made by an American Network, by the people at Fox who make Bones, even, but I don't see Aspie.
He has no problem reading facial expression and accurately understanding tone of voice (his discussion with John in the Great Game, when he asked if he'd disappointed John springs to mind, he could do it, he just hadn't bothered till he couldn't ignore it anymore, and his asking, "Not good?" in Study in Pink), he can express himself just fine, with both his command of the language as well as tone of voice, pitch, nonverbal cues/body language, and he takes delight in pissing off certain people, which isn't something I've known a lot of autistic/Aspie people to do.
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Date: 2011-07-21 09:37 pm (UTC)Yeah, I don't really get the Asperger's vibe from him, either, and I wondered about BC's understanding of Autistic Spectrum Disorders when I heard him say that. Maybe I am basing my ideas on the fact that he is nothing like JP, really, and I know that JP is hardly the one flavor of Aspergers or ASD out there, but just-- no. I just don't see him as autistic. I could see him as gay, a control freak, possibly a sociopath to some degree, completely out of touch with what 'mundane' people feel, someone who wraps his extremely high IQ around him like a shroud or armor from an early age to deal with bullies or irritated, abngry people when he blurted out something he shouldn't, someone who stepped in it quite a lot and when he hurt people's feelings, rather than admit that he messed up or deal with it said, "Get over it, it's true!" but I don't see him as a sociopath. I could even see him as possibly, just maybe, a little bit ADD, but not even that, really. Someone who gets bored extremely easily, that couldn't have been made more obvious unless the show had been made by an American Network, by the people at Fox who make Bones, even, but I don't see Aspie.
He has no problem reading facial expression and accurately understanding tone of voice (his discussion with John in the Great Game, when he asked if he'd disappointed John springs to mind, he could do it, he just hadn't bothered till he couldn't ignore it anymore, and his asking, "Not good?" in Study in Pink), he can express himself just fine, with both his command of the language as well as tone of voice, pitch, nonverbal cues/body language, and he takes delight in pissing off certain people, which isn't something I've known a lot of autistic/Aspie people to do.
But preaching to the choir here, I know.