Is Sherlock Holmes a sociopath or an asperger?

Others, Klinger adds, have suggested that Sherlock Holmes may have had a mild form of autism, commonly known as Asperger's syndrome. This disorder was reported in the medical literature in 1944 by an Austrian pediatrician, Hans Asperger. read more

Sherlock Holmes. The New York Times, Psychology Today have diagnosed him as being on the autism spectrum. But there are others who say that he is a sociopath, and indeed in Sherlock with Benedict Cumberbatch. read more

Sherlock Holmes did not have Asperger’s syndrome and he was not antisocial Author: Revati and SherlockExtra - Translator: Revati The questions are often raised in connection with Sherlock Holmes: whether he had Asperger’s syndrome or not and was he antisocial or not. read more

Sherlock describes himself as “a high-functioning sociopath” in the first episode of the BBC show, yet is clearly not sociopathic and behaves in ways that are far more reminiscent of Asperger’s syndrome than of sociopathy. read more