I think Mitt has Aspergers Syndrome

[nolabear]

71. As a professional I'll say this:

1) I've armchair speculated about that myself. On casual look he has some symptoms.

2) It's never a good idea to diagnose anyone without a complete workup and even then you can get it wrong. Would that psychological diagnoses could be as exact as physical ones, but until we get far better at seeing how the brain/mind functions in a real way, we have to circle the field a lot and try to close in on a diagnosis. And even then it doesn't mean much. There are many personality types within neurological types.

3) There are numerous non-Aspergers type syndromes that aren't neurotypical and involve similar physical attributes to his.

4) Doesn't matter. I agree he appears to be socially awkward and empathy impaired. That can come from so many puzzle pieces coming together in so many ways that we can't keep count.

So I do understand the speculation, but be sure it's kept in the realm of speculation. The bigger problem is that he's the figurehead of a very big, VERY pathological (imo) social movement that sees in him the ability to get what they want at the expense of others. That's where the real danger lies.