@VulcanTourist @autistics On the topic of fictional portrayals of #hyperallism: unfortunately, most fictional portrayals of anything that would look like it take the "Zen master" approach, depicting it not as a neurotype but as the outcome of intensive, years-long theoretical study combined with equally intensive and prolonged praxis. The best-known example is probably the Second Foundation in Isaac Asimov's science fiction. But there is one other TV series (besides "High Potential") that does portray a genuinely #hyperallistic character: #Ria on "Lie to me". The series is based on real-life deception expert Paul #Ekman, and thus takes the "Zen master" approach for the other characters, including the principal protagonist, Ekman counterpart Cal #Lightman. But #Ria is portrayed as a (very rare) "natural", born with lie-detection abilities that it took the other characters, including Lightman, years of painstaking study and practice to acquire. I highly recommend "Lie to me", not only because of #Ria, but also because it is much more realistic than Asimov, so that even the characters who are not "naturals" provide a reasonably good portrayal of what #hyperallistic abilities might look like.