Asperger’s vs. Geeks

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How many math/science geeks do you think are Aspies and vice versa? I think most geeks/nerds are Aspies, but not necessarily the other way around, because Aspies have all sorts of interests.

I hate math. Math is a tool of demons.
Math is inherently evil.

But I feel most of us could be seen as some kind of geek or nerd. Not a bad thing.

Plenty of NTs are as well.

You don't need to be into math to be a geek. Math is my kryptonite. In Grade 3 all my teacher had to do was show me a paper full of long division and fractions and I'd turn into a sobbing, quivering blob of jelly.

Yes, I know math is a necessary evil, but dyslexic people might say the same thing about reading and writing, and I loved to read and write as a kid. I learned a lot of scientific, geeky stuff from reading.

I'm not a geek. I'm a country girl...that speaks cockney.

Define geek.

People can be geeky over a vast number of subjects, it doesn't just have to be Math and science. Since we tend to have special interests/obsessions I would say that most of us are geeks.

I also have to agree with the other ladies here, I really do not like math.

Aspie, good at science/maths, and self-diagnosed geek here.

I'm no geek/nerd/gifted/'topic'athlete/wiz/topic buff/specialist/whatever in any way or form.

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I am very geeky lol. I love anything science especially and I'm a fan of random things like Sonic, Pokemon and even Star Trek...

I was really good at math in high school but for some reason I sucked at calculus.

I have a science PhD, so guilty as charged I guess.

I am not very good at storing logical information, plus I'm no good at hyperfocus, so I'd say I'm not a geek at all.

My dad, neurotypical football fan and extreme team supporter, must be a football nerd then.

Extreme geek/nerd would accurately describe me. I was always good at science, math and history topics. I tend to absorb scientific/historical facts with little effort and that skill annoyed my classmates to no end, as they usually had to study hard in those areas to pass a class.

Mathematics is a subject I find fascinating, but, alas, I cannot transcribe numbers half as accurately as would be necessary to become really good at it.

In my mind, geek usually means something to do with a technological field. Yes, I can fix most problems with Windows and related programs, write some HTML5 and VB.Net when it's necessary, but it's not my greatest interest. So by that definition, I wouldn't consider myself a geek.

I started programming when I was a kid, earned a Master's degree in computer science, double-majored with math, and am into anime and videogames... Yep. I'm a geek/nerd (to me, the video games and anime are "geek" and the CS/Math stuff is "nerd" but I'm not 100% certain as to the correct definitions of the terms). Though even debating the definition of geek/nerd is probably in a way nerdy...

I'm a science geek Aspie. It's one of those special interests that picked me. I have always had a lifelong fascination with anatomy/physiology.

I guess I have geek and dork traits, but I'm def no nerd!


Dork according to this!