Editing Glenn Gould (section)

== Summary Table of Asperger Traits in Glenn Gould ==
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|+ '''Diagnostic Traits Exhibited by Glenn Gould'''
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! Trait !! Description !! Gould Example
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| Monotropic Focus || Intense, narrow focus on a single topic or pursuit || Lifelong obsession with Bach; daily routines centered entirely around music
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| Systemizing Cognition || Preference for patterns, logic, structure || Editing recordings like puzzles; reinterpreting music through analytical systems
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| Affective Flattening || Minimal outward emotional expression || Cool, cerebral performance style; formal tone in speech and writing
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| Selective Sociality || Few, deep relationships; aversion to group settings || Avoided social events; preferred solitary studio work
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| Pragmatic Language Differences || Unusual communication styles or monologues || Long, pedantic music lectures; phone calls over face-to-face interaction
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| Superego Rigidity || Strong internal moral code; guilt or perfectionism || Constant self-criticism; guilt over quitting concerts
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| Sensory Regulation || Heightened or atypical sensory processing || Wore gloves; sensitive to cold and noise; humming during performances
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| Environmental Control || Need for routine, sameness, and object fixation || Carried custom chair; refused to play without precise conditions
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| Affective Displacement || Emotion expressed through indirect or structured forms || Joy in musical complexity rather than interpersonal displays
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| Narrative Recursion || Creating structured, symbolic forms of storytelling || “Contrapuntal radio”; layering isolated voices like a fugue
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