Are highly intellectual aspies different than other aspies?

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Same here, Skibum

But you do “get it.”

You said that not all intelligent people are intellectuals—which is a true statement.

Skibum was talking about how one uses “intellectual” methods even in seemingly “non-intellectual” situations.

An example of an "intellectual" approach to a non-"intellectual" topic:

As a farmer, analyzing your crop yields year by year. And analyzing whether corn can grow well with wheat in the northern Illinois climate.

Scientific, perhaps----but not "intellectual."

If I could explain what I didn't understand I wouldn't be in this predicament.

You can be smart without being an intellectual.

Sometimes, people who are "intellectual" are dumb in other areas.

What you were saying is true. And most people agreed with you.

When I say that I intellectualize something, it is a specific thought process that I go through. It is very analytical. The definition of intellect is this: in·tel·lect
ˈin(t)lˌekt/
noun
noun: intellect

the faculty of reasoning and understanding objectively, especially with regard to abstract or academic matters.

to intellectualize means :
verb (used with object), intellectualized, intellectualizing.
1.
to seek or consider the rational content or form of.
2.
to make intellectual.
3.
to analyze (something) intellectually or rationally.
4.
to ignore the emotional or psychological significance of (an action, feeling, dream, etc.) by an excessively intellectual or abstract explanation.

So you can intellectualize on any topic. Many people do so on academic topics as stated in the definition but you don't have to do it exclusively on academic subjects. You can intellectualize on anything you want or think of. So it does not have to be talking about subjects like history or things that are considered academic or that you have to be highly intelligent to talk about. Intellectualizing is the process of analyzing something without emotional involvement. It is like just thinking about the pure facts of the issue and nothing else. Most people who use this thinking process are relatively intelligent but I do not know if high intelligence is a requirement of being able to think this way. I would be interested to find out more about that.

Does this help you understand?

Right. The "scientific method." Using logic, rather than emotion. Objectivity, rather than subjectivity.

Being detached from your subject of your research, rather than being emotionally involved with it.

That's right, SkiBum.

Could you say what you are confused about?

Skibum was saying that people use intellectual/scientific methods to analyze things that are not seen as being "intellectual."