Reply #11: He sounds more intellectually gifted than autistic

[MedleyMisty]

Giftedness is often misdiagnosed as autism. And of course, they can also go together. That's called twice-exceptional and a search on that term will give you plenty of information.

I was kind of struck by how you seemed to be saying that his intelligence was a product of his autism. Also, 75% of gifted people are introverted and introvertedness is often pathologized because it doesn't fit the extroverted norm - introverts are only 25% of the overall population. I myself score near the cutoff point on online tests for Asperger's because I'm introverted, but I don't fit any of the actually disabling characteristics.

I did a search and found a detailed article with lots of information.

http://www.gt-cybersource.org/Record.aspx?NavID=2_0&rid=11381