Chess and mental health - Why the stigma?

The post that was quoted here has been removed

@shavixmir said
To be a very good chess player probably means you tick a few autistic boxes.

You won’t really beat a grand master without total dedication and loads of studying. And very few people have that kind of focus.

And to the majority of people, autism (although high functioning, so low on the autistic scale) can feel a little strange.

All this being said, the girl in the Queen’s gambit seems more psychologically traumatized than autistic.

@cheesemaster said
Agreed.

Asberger syndrome. (High functioning autistics)

My mistake 😉

@cheesemaster said
My mistake 😉