Is Watson an Aspie?

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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson go on a camping trip, set up their
tent, and fall asleep. Some hours later, Holmes wakes his faithful friend.

"Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see."

Watson replies, "I see millions of stars."

"What does that tell you?"

Watson ponders for a minute.

"Astronomically speaking, it tells me that there are millions of
galaxies and potentially billions of planets.

Astrologically, it tells me that Saturn is in Leo.

Time wise, it appears to be approximately a quarter past three.

Theologically, it's evident the Lord is all-powerful and we are small
and insignificant.

Meteorologically, it seems we will have a beautiful day tomorrow.

What does it tell you?"

Holmes is silent for a moment, then speaks. "Watson, you idiot, someone has
stolen our tent."

Honestly, given I'm in the process of reading throught the Complete Sherlock Holmes, my gut is that Holmes is more aspie than Watson. Watson's the tagalong dullard NT, and Holmes sees every detail and analyses it logically. He has his obsessions - chemistry, mostly, and encyclopedic knowledge of previous criminal cases are incredible, and quite outside the norm. He doesn't socialise, and he uses drugs to dull the pain of his racing mind when he's not employed. I suspect aspies would have found it easier in Victorian England, at least those of the higher classes, because social mores were based upon a strict code of conduct. Then again, Holmes' ability to see the big picture through the small details would be an argument against aspieness. But Watson? No, I really don't think so.

Yeah, my money is on Holmes.

Somewhat tangential, but Unknown_Quantity, given your sig line and the current topic, have you read Shadows over Baker Street? It's a set of crossover stories with Holmes investigating Lovecraft's universe. It's a mixed bag, for sure, but there's some really great stuff in there. The pacing's a bit faster than most Holmes/Lovecraft stuff, so it's a quicker read (I found, anyway), but worth going through if you're interested in the subjects IMO.

I definitely think Sherlock Holmes is an Aspie. I really related to/admired his character as a kid.

Definitely an Asperger, Holmes. Not Watson.

I agree with Holmes that he is an idiot, but probably not autistic, just an idiot.

I don't see Watson as an idiot, just someone out of his element. He was trained as a medical doctor, not as a forensic investigator, interrogator, chemist, etc. Many times Holmes wanted Watson with him as someone he could trust without question with his life. Holmes only called in Scotland Yard to make an arrest according to legal procedure.

Remember Mycroft Holmes was unable to push himself to gather the evidence needed for a conviction in a court of law, yet his deductive abilities were greater than Sherlock's.