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Date: 2010-02-16 08:01 am (UTC)
That was a really fun fic! I love this version of their dynamic, with Watson just being such a...well...friend. And Holmes completely disregarding his own well being. And I actually liked how you had them both interact with Lestrade. I really like the simplicity of Holmes just falling asleep on the floor, leaning on Watson. I've totally had to pull the same thing with friends of mine in college, it's so a thing ppl do.

My only thing is actually not at all a problem with the story, it was just something i thought of when i read the author's note. You said that this holmes is supposed to have Asperger's? If that was your goal, it was not clear at all in the story to me. Asperger's is a form of high functioning autism and is a great deal more than a person being anti-social, it is marked by a lack of empathy(not at psychopathic levels or anything, tho), confusion/inability to understand sarcasm or slang, and a difficulty in being able to "read" others, among other things, and of course not every person with diagnosable Asperger's has Every symptom. You do write Holmes as being capable of "reading" ppl (i.e. Holmes seeming to realize Lestrade is slightly suspicious) and the background with the rape causing Holmes to work so hard to solve the case (at least that's how I read it) while VERY holmesian, that kind of emotional/empathetic reaction is less likely in a person with Asperger's-especially in an era where it is not a recognized thing. The ADD is a little clearer, although, Holmes does become far to singularly focused with a case (what with ignoring his own well being and all to solve it) for ADD to be a likely thing for him, and the combo of writing Holmes as BOTH ADD and Asperger's is slightly odd, since the one real argument that Holmes has Asperger's is that he focuses in on cases so singularly, but that kind of contradicts him having ADD. Wikipedia actually has a decent entry on Asperger's and there is this site:http://www.autreat.com/dsm4-aspergers.html for further inquiry, if you're interested.

Anyways, whateves, it was a good story and I really enjoyed reading it. I just have a firm familiarity with psychology and I couldn't help but notice the author's note. The psych comments are supposed to be helpful to you and I super apologize if they came off as haughty or rude. I really, really enjoyed your story. You are a fantastic writer and I think you did a great job with these characters!

Kudos!
crazytook
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