@avclub-6ee934260c80f2e2f9098dcd3e44c032:disqus : Yeah, my diagnosis was extremely informal as well. (I eventually went to neurologists and etc for a "proper", multi-step diagnosis, but I initiated that myself; my psychiatrist was completely satisfied just saying "Yup, you gots the Aspies"…more or less.)

Yeah, I always thought "Aspie" sounded too…diminutive? "Juvenile" is probably a more apt description.

She was definitely rude and weird to him, but at the same time, she looks like Diane Kruger, so…

I've said this in other comments, but: As an adult with Aspergers who works with kids with Aspergers, I have (at various times) been on both sides of that exact conversation. It's not-quite-believable that someone of Sonya's intelligence (and level of social functionality) could make it to this point without…

As a fellow 'sperg, I complete agree.

I'll answer, since I have skin in the Asperger's game, too.

I believe his particular accent is known in linguistic circles as "Pacific-American Perpetually Confused".

I desperately hope you're wrong but dejectedly fear you're right.

Just wanted to say (unironically): I've been trying to coherently express my exasperation with both this show and the way it's reviewed here, and I haven't been anywhere near as successful as you have, so good on you.

I think she nails the Sorkin patter (her character's weaknesses aren't really her fault, since she doesn't write it), so I'm guessing she did very well in the audition, and Rashida Jones was busy with other things.

"Additionally, I'm so bored with this witty, quick paced banter from every single character."

I'm pretty sure the 9/11 archive footage was to underline why Will was so very, very fucked up about being taken off the anniversary coverage.

I'm not @avclub-5d29fed55b7753192702e35e0510796f:disqus , but I'm guessing that s/he was mostly just hoping for a review that is aiming for a more thoughtful tone than a particularly catty episode of E!'s "Fashion Police" and was (rightly) disappointed.

There were plenty of people telling OWS to reduce and clarify their messages from the get go, though.

"We all know that Faulkner died at Wright's Sanitarium in Byhalia, Mississippi. What my book presupposes is…maybe he didn't?"

I hear you, truly. But to wax juvenile on this for a second, it's some real Professor X vs Magneto stuff right here.

The biggest problem for many folks with AS (including myself and the kids I work with in my job) isn't the lack of comprehension of things, but the knowledge that there's a gap between what you instinctively comprehend and what you're assumed (or expected) to. There's a little self-loathing and a LOT of frustration in…

Regarding Sonya's adherence to procedure:

Speaking as someone who also has AS (also diagnosed after cajoling my doctors into believing I wasn't depressed) and works as a behavioral assistant for kids with spectrum disorders:

It's not that ridiculous.