Jordy
Well-Known Member
A college professor of mine commited suicide during the covid pandemic. I found a memorial page on the college website and this is basically how he is characterized.
A typical example of "still waters that run deep"
Very introverted
Passionate about knowledge
Quiet and self-reserved
Difficult to get close with
Talented at programming and very abstract thinking.
Always wore dark clothes
Stayed in the background
Every ones in a while when he sought contact with his colleagues, he would ask the entire team to go out for lunch by email, it stood out as being very awkward and he clearly didn't know how to go about it.
He was very talented and competent but didn't know how to present himself to business folks and casual people.
His awkwardness and poor communication resulted in him being very poor at planning and organizing meetups with colleagues.
Of course some of these would also fit people who are highly gifted, sensitive, introverted and shy etc but not necessarily autistic. But to me he does seem to fit the stereotype of the gifted nerd with Aspergers very well.
A typical example of "still waters that run deep"
Very introverted
Passionate about knowledge
Quiet and self-reserved
Difficult to get close with
Talented at programming and very abstract thinking.
Always wore dark clothes
Stayed in the background
Every ones in a while when he sought contact with his colleagues, he would ask the entire team to go out for lunch by email, it stood out as being very awkward and he clearly didn't know how to go about it.
He was very talented and competent but didn't know how to present himself to business folks and casual people.
His awkwardness and poor communication resulted in him being very poor at planning and organizing meetups with colleagues.
Of course some of these would also fit people who are highly gifted, sensitive, introverted and shy etc but not necessarily autistic. But to me he does seem to fit the stereotype of the gifted nerd with Aspergers very well.
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