Douglas Edwards 
@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.
@verdantsquare It absolutely floors me that anyone would think Morgan Gillory on "High Potential" is autistic. She is as far from autistic as it's possible to get. Neither are her abilities merely a matter of high general intelligence, as the show's title, and some of its dialogue, would suggest. Morgan is #hyperallistic — the polar opposite of autistic. Instead of being detached from her physical and social environment as we are, she's hyperacutely tuned in to it. Instead of being oblivious, she notices and keeps track of EVERYTHING. Sherlock Holmes with fluorescent nail polish. Instead of missing social cues, she sees every one of them. She can all but read minds.
Morgan is not neurotypical. #Hyperallism is a kind of neurodivergence — but it's the very opposite of OUR kind.