SharonB wrote:
firemonkey wrote:
I doubt he's on the spectrum though, as I don't think he'd have managed to get to the diplomatic service equivalent of a 1* general if that was the case .
I wouldn't rule it out based on achievement, even in diplomacy. Really.
Well if he is he's very high functioning . He's certainly more of a head than heart person . Though he's not a total cold fish emotionally .
I know he passed the written exam for the A stream in the Foreign office( so intelligent enough) , but failed the oral though his verbal ability would be several SD above average .
Just to throw a cliche into the mix. He's always been a great model railway enthusiast . For him it's the GWR. That ties in with him coming from Birmingham .