Amy Schumer reveals husband is on spectrum

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I just watched her special this weekend. I'd forgotten how raunchy she was. It was pretty funny.

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I go back and forth on thinking my dh is on the spectrum. Amy's lighthouse example made me think of the time I had backed part of the way down our driveway, then stopped to have a conversation about something with dh who was outside with our then pretty young son. I said a big good-bye to them, was waving to my son, and then continued backing down the driveway, distracted by DS's cute waving. I happened to glance at dh and he was standing frozen, but with his eyes getting bigger and bigger. He didn't say a word, didn't make a move, but it was so weird I stepped on the brake and when I looked back saw that if I had kept going I would have backed right into a passing car. He didn't say anything or make any motion to indicate what was about to happen and didn't even seem like he was about to say anything. No other expression on his face than the big eyes. (I'm normally a very careful driver and have never actually been in an accident.)

He is incredibly smart and when I ask him about his day, he'll tell me about some intricate detail of some computer thing he's working on and how he figured out what was wrong, blah, blah, blah. I rarely hear about his co-workers.

But, he also has no qualms about lying about anything - big or small.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I go back and forth on thinking my dh is on the spectrum. Amy's lighthouse example made me think of the time I had backed part of the way down our driveway, then stopped to have a conversation about something with dh who was outside with our then pretty young son. I said a big good-bye to them, was waving to my son, and then continued backing down the driveway, distracted by DS's cute waving. I happened to glance at dh and he was standing frozen, but with his eyes getting bigger and bigger. He didn't say a word, didn't make a move, but it was so weird I stepped on the brake and when I looked back saw that if I had kept going I would have backed right into a passing car. He didn't say anything or make any motion to indicate what was about to happen and didn't even seem like he was about to say anything. No other expression on his face than the big eyes. (I'm normally a very careful driver and have never actually been in an accident.)

He is incredibly smart and when I ask him about his day, he'll tell me about some intricate detail of some computer thing he's working on and how he figured out what was wrong, blah, blah, blah. I rarely hear about his co-workers.

But, he also has no qualms about lying about anything - big or small.

He could very well be, pp.

[Anonymous]

Hmm...I wonder if Amy Schumer is on the spectrum or has NVLD or some other neurodivergent condition that gives her a spiky profile. Here's a quote from her...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/13672918.Amy_Schumer?page=3

“My sister tested my IQ when she was getting her master’s degree in school psychology and I tested as a genius in half the categories and nearly cognitively impaired in the other half.”

If that's the case, maybe she and her husband understand each other very well....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hmm...I wonder if Amy Schumer is on the spectrum or has NVLD or some other neurodivergent condition that gives her a spiky profile. Here's a quote from her...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/13672918.Amy_Schumer?page=3

“My sister tested my IQ when she was getting her master’s degree in school psychology and I tested as a genius in half the categories and nearly cognitively impaired in the other half.”

If that's the case, maybe she and her husband understand each other very well....

Nah, an uneven profile like that does suggest significant learning disability, but that quote does not suggest it's the profile of someone on the spectrum.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, he's just a guy like a lot of guys. Are all engineers, male or female on the spectrum. No. Labeling is pretty ridiculous now. What is the purpose of it? Does he need an IEP code?

Um, no not all engineers are on the spectrum. Also not everyone on the spectrum not some magical stem unicorn of brilliance.

No one said engineers are brilliant. ..but yeah about 80% of engineers have that symptom list down pretty tight- male and female. Ecen they joke about it. AND tonight, there is a group of IT types in their 30s or 40s playing D&D in a living room that someone else organized for them.

My fiance is a brilliant engineer. He once told me he thought he was on the spectrum

As long as you realize that not all engineers are on the spectrum and not all people on the spectrum are brilliant.

God forbid PP doesn’t realize it!

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Anonymous wrote:My husband is in the spectrum and it was such a mistake to get married. How mother is so grateful he found someone to marry, and I really like my in-laws

I am friendly acquaintances with a dad who is on the spectrum - he told me upon our first meeting but I would have guessed it on my own. He's a nice man and I can see him having good qualities as a husband and father. But, he's very difficult to be around. He picks up on very little social cues, or at least he doesn't know what to do with them when he does pick them up. He interrupts when others are talking and talks about unsavory things in the wrong environment for too long. His wife seems super nice and I always wonder if she feels social isolation because of it.

NP here. This describes my husband well. He is extremely conflict oriented and will not back down from a point at all.

Yes, serious social isolation for me. The stuff he posts on Facebook especially...so bad. We get zero invites and I am always apologizing.

Why do you apologize for a grown man? My DH has ADHD and has lots of these traits, including often saying the wrong thing. I’ve never apologized for him because I haven’t said/done anything wrong!