{"id":268718,"date":"2013-07-12T09:05:17","date_gmt":"2013-07-12T09:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2013\/07\/12\/happylittlepalmtree-corvusredcrow\/"},"modified":"2018-10-14T10:25:56","modified_gmt":"2018-10-14T10:25:56","slug":"happylittlepalmtree-corvusredcrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2013\/07\/12\/happylittlepalmtree-corvusredcrow\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-268718 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2013\/07\/12\/happylittlepalmtree-corvusredcrow\/attachment\/268719\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tumblr_luvwkrELtp1qewsw4o1_500-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tumblr_luvwkrELtp1qewsw4o1_500-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tumblr_luvwkrELtp1qewsw4o1_500-100x100.gif 100w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2013\/07\/12\/happylittlepalmtree-corvusredcrow\/attachment\/268720\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tumblr_luvwkrELtp1qewsw4o2_r1_500-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tumblr_luvwkrELtp1qewsw4o2_r1_500-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/tumblr_luvwkrELtp1qewsw4o2_r1_500-100x100.gif 100w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/happylittlepalmtree.tumblr.com\/post\/55190315112\/corvusredcrow-hedgehog-in-the-tardis\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">happylittlepalmtree<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/corvusredcrow.tumblr.com\/post\/34483267064\/hedgehog-in-the-tardis-ask-damaged-jim\" target=\"_blank\">corvusredcrow<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/hedgehog-in-the-tardis.tumblr.com\/post\/34480216875\/ask-damaged-jim-sherlockspeare-sherlock\" target=\"_blank\">hedgehog-in-the-tardis<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/ask-damaged-jim.tumblr.com\/post\/34136435491\/sherlockspeare-sherlock-mirroring-john-oh\" target=\"_blank\">ask-damaged-jim<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/sherlockspeare.tumblr.com\/post\/12991842262\/sherlock-mirroring-john-yup-married-couple\" target=\"_blank\">sherlockspeare<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Sherlock mirroring John.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Oh, look, another symptom of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asperger_syndrome\" title=\"Look it up, bitch.\" target=\"_blank\">Asperger\u2019s Syndrome<\/a><\/strong>, <em>not<\/em> sociopathy.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, it\u2019s unpopular opinion time. Ignore me if you wish.<\/p>\n<p>Alright. Let me start this little rant by saying that I\u2019m absolutely sick of people claiming Sherlock Holmes to be a \u2018sociopath\u2019. He isn\u2019t. Allow me to <em>also<\/em> say that I know how similar Asperger\u2019s and sociopathy can seem, in certain cases, and that\u2019s because I was <em>misdiagnosed<\/em> as a sociopath awhile back. I have Asperger\u2019s Syndrome. As does Sherlock.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Common symptoms of high-functioning sociopathy<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Superficial charm<\/li>\n<li>Manipulative and conning<\/li>\n<li>Grandiose sense of self<\/li>\n<li>Pathological lying<\/li>\n<li>Lack of remorse, shame, or guilt<\/li>\n<li>Incapability to love<\/li>\n<li>Need for stimulation<\/li>\n<li>Lack of empathy\/inability to relate<\/li>\n<li>Irresponsibility<\/li>\n<li>Lack of realistic life plan<\/li>\n<li>Extreme intelligence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Common symptoms of high-functioning Asperger\u2019s Syndrome<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Issues picking in on social cues (ex: When someone is upset with them, or being sarcastic, it\u2019s very hard for them to tell)<\/li>\n<li>Appear to lack empathy\/inability to relate<\/li>\n<li>His or her speech may be flat<\/li>\n<li>Formal style of speaking<\/li>\n<li>May avoid eye contact (me) or stare at others (Sherlock)<\/li>\n<li>Talk <em>a lot<\/em>, usually on favorite subject; inability to tell when boring the listener<\/li>\n<li>Internal thoughts are often verbalized (ex: Seeming blunt or rude by telling someone they\u2019re stupid, merely because they have no filter)<\/li>\n<li>Extremely heightened senses (GEE I WONDER WHY SHERLOCK CAN SMELL AND HEAR AND TASTE AND SEE <em>EVERYTHING<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Highly intelligent\/logical way of thinking<\/li>\n<li>Tendency to mimic others, especially people they like (JAWN)<\/li>\n<li>Depression<\/li>\n<li>Anxiety<\/li>\n<li>Typically only keep few, very close friends<\/li>\n<li>Can go days without speaking, and eating very little, especially when drained<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SO NOW THAT THAT\u2019S COVERED. Let\u2019s move on, shall we?<\/p>\n<p>Sherlock Holmes grew up with the Holmes family, a respectable family. Behavior is <em>learned<\/em>, especially for those with Asperger\u2019s. Why is Sherlock so proper? Why is he so cunning? Why does he dress the way he does? Well, that may just have something to do with the people he grew up with.<\/p>\n<p>Is he manipulating? Of course. Yet, isn\u2019t Mycroft? Hm. I wonder where he learned <em>that<\/em> trait. Not only that, but he\u2019s doing it for basic information, not just for pure entertainment as a sociopath would. Let\u2019s be serious. He doesn\u2019t fool around. Oh, did I mention that\u2019s <em>another<\/em> symptom of Asperger\u2019s? Conversation and action for purpose, not for pleasure; very precise.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s also toy around with a very common controversial topic within the Sherlock fandom: Sherlock <em>does<\/em> feel. He does love. He does care. The whole reason he jumped was because he <em>cared<\/em>. He cares for John, he cares for Mrs. Hudson, and he cares for Lestrade. John is his best friend, Mrs. Hudson is his mother figure, and Lestrade is his friend and his work. Without those, he would have been nothing. It would have destroyed him. Therefore, he destroyed himself in sacrifice (which we all know was faked, blah, blah, but the sentiment is still there, blah, blah).<\/p>\n<p>While Sherlock may not have the<em> physically clumsy<\/em> symptoms of those with Asperger\u2019s (I don\u2019t either), that\u2019s typical for someone of his age, as it\u2019s something you usually grow out of as you get older. Asperger\u2019s is a lifelong disorder. It never goes away, and there\u2019s no medication that targets each symptom. You treat what you can, and live with what you can\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>His need for stimulation, I think, has to do with his basic frustration and his work, as a matter of fact. Sherlock does drugs. Okay? That\u2019s common knowledge within this fandom. He likes his drugs. Why does he do them? Well, to quote him, \u2018they help him think\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>In all reality, it\u2019s somewhat correct. The drugs Sherlock takes heighten his senses to an even more extreme degree, making him the observant smartass that he is. Not only that, but they speed up his thought process, and mixing that all in with his intelligence level, makes for one smart cookie.<\/p>\n<p>I also believe that he\u2019s just\u2026frustrated. It\u2019s hard. It really is. He knows he\u2019s not like everyone else, which is why he\u2019s clung onto the sociopath nonsense. He truly believes that he is a sociopath, probably because he\u2019s done research on it and saw a partial match. It was something, finally <em>something<\/em>, he could relate to. Because I did the same goddamn thing. He knows it doesn\u2019t fit perfectly. <em>Moriarty<\/em> knows it doesn\u2019t fit perfectly. \u2018We both know that\u2019s not quite true\u2019. He <em>knows<\/em>. He just has nothing else to hold onto.<\/p>\n<p>Rant over. Knowledge is power. Blah, blah, blah.<\/p>\n<p>The end.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>YES<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/66.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_mclur1xV711r6zee3.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Thank you for this.<br \/>I always preferred to think that Sherlock only said the \u2018high functioning sociopath\u2019 thing to get the others off his back.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>happylittlepalmtree: corvusredcrow: hedgehog-in-the-tardis: ask-damaged-jim: sherlockspeare: Sherlock mirroring John. Oh, look, another symptom of Asperger\u2019s Syndrome, not sociopathy. Okay, it\u2019s unpopular opinion time. Ignore me if you wish. Alright. Let me start this little rant by saying that I\u2019m absolutely sick of people claiming Sherlock Holmes to be a \u2018sociopath\u2019. He isn\u2019t. Allow me to also &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2013\/07\/12\/happylittlepalmtree-corvusredcrow\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[15],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268718"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268718"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":268721,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268718\/revisions\/268721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}