Quote Originally Posted by SadieKate View Post
Sheesh, I have no evidence that anyone has every given him the rules. I have no idea what his parents are like or if he has any other friends with fine art in the house. Let's not, once again, assume the worst until you know him personally, OK?
Whoa.... easy there. I agree it's a little facile for me to throw out diagnoses online, and I apologize for that.

But there was no "assuming the worst," OK. For one thing, all I said was it's what I thought of. And, if you've ever known anybody with Asperger's (chances are you have and just didn't know it) their company can be very enjoyable. It's a developmental disorder that has nothing to do with their parents, and it's hardly a worst case scenario.

I was just echoing what others have said, that when someone doesn't automatically understand how their behavior might be offensive to others, indirect approaches have a high chance of going right over their head.

'Kay?