I don't think the absent-minded professor is the classic autiste. Because most autistes are of normal or low intelligence, as are most people. And geniuses have all sorts of common-sense and social interaction problems without being autistic.
”Autism” is a fad like anorexia in the 90s & overused now housewives know about it. However, the absent minded prof is the classic autist. Holmes was based on a real person, as all fic characters are. It’s legitimate to use psychological advances to understnad the past & fic.https://twitter.com/VeryJonesVery/status/1002833918289154048 …
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These are overlapping but distinct stereotypes. There's no more reason in my opinion to associate "the classic autist" with absentminded professorism than with mental retardation.
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