Of course, he’s almost certainly autistic (some of his issues may be due to a sleep disorder he’s claimed to have, but this isn’t verified afaik). “Neurodivergence” refers to more than autism, and there’s a general sense of exceptionalism within the community, exemplified best by Yud himself, so perhaps he has used the term to refer to his “genius”. I’m not familiar with his current views on the matter in detail though, or really beyond the likely fact that an autism diagnosis would be a blow to his ego.
You might be onto something - 16 years ago he was pretty confident in saying that he wasn’t neurotypical, at least. https://youtu.be/9eWvZLYcous?is=HhTNd9I73SdfGoLn (Beware: IQ talk from Yud)
Of course, he’s almost certainly autistic (some of his issues may be due to a sleep disorder he’s claimed to have, but this isn’t verified afaik). “Neurodivergence” refers to more than autism, and there’s a general sense of exceptionalism within the community, exemplified best by Yud himself, so perhaps he has used the term to refer to his “genius”. I’m not familiar with his current views on the matter in detail though, or really beyond the likely fact that an autism diagnosis would be a blow to his ego.