23 here.

>>Theory: A geek, especially an otaku geek is probably low-grade asperagers.

That's the theory being pushed here, yes.

And that is the problem I have with the ideology I see being pushed in the guise of pop psychology here. There seems to be an underlying idea being sold very hard here of irrational mandatory egalitarianism, not just in pop psychology, but in pop culture. The idea that all human beings are all exactly identical in capability and value to society is nonsense on its face, but we're bombarded with it daily in ways that make Soviet agitprop look subtle.

"Yeah, them thar egghaids may be book-smart, but they's all STUPID GEEKS! HAW HAW HAW HAW! Says rat cheer in this here magazine, they's all got AUTISMS!"

"Rain Man here drools on himself and masturbates in public, but he has unnatural superhuman math skills, plus he plays seventeen musical instruments and has perfect pitch! Aw, isn't it just so cute and uplifting? Doesn't that give you warm fuzzies?"

"Deshawn here may score only 73 on the standard IQ tests, but under 'Multiple Intelligences Theory,' we can declare him a supergenius at 'kinesthetic intelligence,' which he displays while playing midnight baxitball and strong-arming little old ladies for their Social Security checks to feed his crack cocaine habit."

I actually suspect that this particular latter-day superstition has its roots in Christianity, and the concept that all humans have souls and are therefore all exactly equally valuable to God.

Which would be enough to cause me to become an atheist if I weren't one already. Feh.