Editing Vincent van Gogh (section)

== Summary of Asperger traits in Vincent van Gogh ==

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|+ Diagnostic trait matrix: Vincent van Gogh
! Trait
! Evidence in biography
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| '''Monotropic focus'''
| Obsessive concentration on drawing, painting routines, and specific themes, including sunflowers and peasants.
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| '''Systemizing cognition'''
| Repeated variation of motifs, consistent color symbolism, and creation of an internally coherent symbolic world.
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| '''Selective sociality'''
| The most enduring emotional bond was with his brother Theo; many other relationships were unstable or short-lived.
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| '''Pragmatic language differences'''
| Letters and reported conversations sometimes appear intense, blunt, monologic, or literal.
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| '''Moral rigidity'''
| Strong religious ideals, moral absolutism, and difficulty adapting to institutional expectations.
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| '''Sensory sensitivity'''
| Intense awareness of color, light, sound, and atmosphere.
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| '''Environmental control and ritualism'''
| Fixed painting routines, distress around disruption, and preference for structured working conditions.
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| '''Symbolic structuring'''
| Repetition of themes, use of color symbolism, and reliance on objects and landscapes to convey emotional meaning.
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