John C. M. Nash PhD(Mathematics)on his religious insanity

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SizS1nOOeJg

He is the son of the famous John Forbes Nash Jr. PhD(Mathematics)

Observe his mannerisms. I suspect that both are on the spectrum. Certainly the descriptions of J. Nash Jr. are consistent with ASD, imo. See http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk ... /Nash.html

If anyone could help me find the remainder of this documentary I would appreciate it.

Interesting that his born again delusion could not co-exist with his Mathematic ability. Fascinating.

i was under the impression that he had some sort of schizoid disorder.

Both father and son have been dx with schizophrenia.

so have i [schizotypal]. i wonder how many more aspies are like me.

Apart from the hallucinations and/or delusions, there's really not much separating Schizophrenia and milder AS when just looking at them (other than age of onset).

His son wears interesting snow boots. As the camera took notice of them, I get the impression there wasn't any snow on the ground. Then again, I'm one to talk about anyone doing or wearing something that seems to stand out as odd.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

I decided to bump this because of his parents death.

it's a good vid

I suspect he is quite distressed at losing both parents at once.

There seems to be some truth to this. Elyn Saks, a very intelligent woman who also has schizophrenia but not AS, mentioned how her husband-to-be at first thought she had AS in her autobiography The Center Cannot Hold.