Is schizoid pd misunderstood genius syndrome?

No.

GriffithTheWise wrote:That's pretty much what I wanted to say. Discuss as deemed fit.

Schizoid Personality Disorder is what it is. I don't believe (in general) it's misunderstood Savant (Genius) Syndrome.

The Schizoid is incredibly smart (as all people are, in truth). However, the Schizoid tends to have issues being motivated to learn/function up to his/her potential in the very systemic realm of academia. But furthermore, academia is an inadequate measure of the Schizoid's intelligence (regardless of the Schizoid's performance).

Schizoids tend to have excellent critical thinking skills. They've really tapped into this area very well in their development. We all have critical thinking skills, but many people never practice questioning things enough to really develop critical thinking.

If anything, the Schizoid has developed his/her critical thinking skills "TOO WELL" for most of the rest of society.

Anyway, time to look at the latest celeb news and fashion.......(just kidding lol)

I Dream 5 wrote:The Schizoid is incredibly smart (as all people are, in truth).

Not sure if you actually think all people are incredibly smart or if you mean their smart within their limitations "for themselves."

Holodeck wrote:

I Dream 5 wrote:The Schizoid is incredibly smart (as all people are, in truth).

Not sure if you actually think all people are incredibly smart or if you mean their smart within their limitations "for themselves."

I mean that all people are incredibly smart (just in different ways). Sometimes this includes ways that we cannot even perceive with our senses. It goes way beyond anything we think of when we think of "intelligence" (i.e., academia, skipping grades, etc.). It would be a mistake to only think within the very limited reach of any country's system of academia or the I.Q. test, etc.