@ecksmc I've seen how his mother talks about him, and this is hard to say, but as an autistic person I am very familiar with it... I suspect she has always treated him like he was a genius angel, and his autistic way of looking at things neurotypical people miss probably got him lots of praise. It looks like he's finding out later than most of us that talent and different perspective only get you so far. Then you need skills. Money has substituted for him for years.