Math Talent, Asperger's Syndrome,"Social Skills"

[dragon14]

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On the other hand it is important to understand that the majority of math geniuses can learn these silly rituals if they find it imperative to do so. And get better at them than most who don't know math. Just
like almost everything else.


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Individuals with Asperger's have social deficits as a matter of course. That's a major part of having Asperger's. The idea that they could get better at social skills than most people strikes me as extremely unlikely.

A scientist or mathematician who acts strangely and doesn't follow social conventions has difficulty with social situations by nature and also has less opportunity to practice socialization and get better at it.

If they have an innate belief that others behavior is ridiculous or foolish, how are they going to improve socially? They would feel as if they are not being true to themselves.

I agree that they can improve socially, but it takes a lot of work and is fairly stressful. If socialization were easy for them, they would already be doing it. Math types can improve socially, but their different way of viewing the world and others is nearly always going to leave them lacking socially compared to people without Asperger's.