Editing Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle (section)

== '''Sources:''' ==

* BBC News (Health) – ''“Brilliant minds linked to autism”'' (2004), reporting Michael Fitzgerald’s claims about Socrates, Darwin, etc.  .
* Ferrarello, Susi (2016), ''“Autism, Socrates and Our Inner Self,”'' '''Psychology Today''' – philosophical essay linking Socratic authenticity to autism .
* Lele, Amod (2010), ''“Asperger’s syndrome in the history of philosophy,”'' '''Love of All Wisdom''' blog – proposes Plato as an Asperger-like “abstract thinker” vs. Aristotle as a grounded disciple  .
* Fitzgerald, Michael (2004), ''Autism and Creativity: Is There a Link between Autism in Men and Exceptional Ability?''– profiles Socrates among other possible Asperger’s cases . (See also BBC/Medical News Today coverage of this book’s thesis).
* James, Ioan (2006), ''Asperger’s Syndrome and High Achievement'' – acknowledges speculative cases including Socrates and Plato (introductory context) .
* Cocks, Richard (2020), ''“Aristotle and Ethics,”'' '''VoegelinView''' – uses “Autistic God” metaphor for Aristotle’s unmoved mover , illustrating parallels between autistic traits and Aristotle’s thought (without labeling Aristotle himself autistic).