Editing Iris Murdoch (section)

=== Summary of Asperger Traits ===
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!'''Trait'''
!'''Murdoch’s Manifestation'''
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|'''Monotropic focus'''
|Lifelong commitment to moral philosophy and recursive fiction
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|'''Systemizing cognition'''
|Built narratives as ethical diagrams; structured fiction around philosophical architecture
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|'''Emotional flattening'''
|Distant personal relationships; affective neutrality in fiction
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|'''Pragmatic language difference'''
|Dense syntax; preferred monologue over dialogue; difficulty reading tone
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|'''Selective sociality'''
|Few deep relationships; structured marriage; avoidance of emotional confrontation
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|'''Superego rigidity'''
|Emphasis on Good as absolute; moral binaries; distrust of subjectivity
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|'''Environmental control'''
|Fixed writing and walking routines; sensory regulation through space and quiet
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|'''Sensory sensitivity'''
|Aversive to noise, crowds, and social unpredictability
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|'''Affective displacement'''
|Feelings encoded in symbolic narrative, not directly expressed
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|'''Narrative recursion'''
|Recurring themes, characters, and dilemmas across novels
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