Talk:Season 7/@comment-91.101.96.164-20130811223027/@comment-195.249.127.231-20130812095933

I am "91.101.96.164", just from another computer. ReplyYes, Asperger's syndrom is a special case of autism and the one that Niels Bohr and his son, Newton, Einstein etc. had.

@67.255.16.136 I agree with the fact that they haven't mentioned "autism" or "Autistic" even once, but I still think it is the explanation which answers most of the questions about Sheldon; what about his obsessive need for organizing things and keeping a strict schedule down to the very minute of each day.

Regarding the part about physical contact, you are somewhat right as he doesn't mind some people touching him. This is not at all unusual for autistic people, as long as the person touching them is someone he is very close to, in Sheldon's case his mom, penny and to some extend Amy. I would assume that reason he doesn't mind people touching him for medical purposes is that he is more afraid of germs than physical contact, so he knows it's the only way out, plus it also makes him feel safe when someone is taking care of him, just like a mother usually does.

But you are right about the fact that we can't totally rule out the possibility of him being "weird" as a reaction to all the bullying.