Bill Gates states what has long been suspected

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He never even said he had autism anyway and said he would never seek to get diagnosed.

How can you have lived for 7 decades and be super rich, have a condition that causes a great deal of stress but not enough to be bothered to pick up the phone for instantaneous help or be diagnosed

The idea just makes a mockery of our struggles.

What does nuerodiverse actually mean?

Its used to describe someone who`s autistic, dyslexic or ADHD, but also used casually to describe a NT with an unusual mind, which Bill Gates probably has.

I think it would be fair to include folks with BAP under the ND label.

If Gates doesn't meet the diagnostic criteria for autism he almost certainly would qualify for a BAP diagnosis.

As for why he doesn't pursue diagnosis, he's an old man who would gain little from confirming his suspicions at this point in his life. But, not wishing to pursue a diagnosis isn't proof that he isn't on the spectrum or at least closely adjacent to it.

Yeah I think that's probably what Gates meant. Seinfeld also attributes his weirdness to aspergers but there's no evidence he has it either.

Bill Gates says:"If I were growing up today, I probably would be diagnosed on the autism spectrum." In plain words he says: "I am probably autistic."

I’m looking forward to reading his new book!

There is no question in my mind that he is neurodiverse.

He has never said anything about his current or future diagnostic status but for arguments sake let’s assume he has not been diagnosed a good assumption in my opinion.

What help can a clinician give him that he already has not figured out at this stage?

He obviously has products that other people feel can make them a lot of money. Good businesspeople make deals with people they don’t like everyday. Me and you do not have that advantage.

I mean if most neurological conditions are a spectrum then its possible many people have traits otherwise their condition flies under the radar. I don't find it that spectacularly mind blowing that Gates (or Musk/Branson) fall on a neurological spectrum somewhere. I am beginning to suspect its being fetishized as some type of superpower by some people?

I think every person is capable of living up to their potential and environment also plays a role in individual circumstance like for Bill Gates.