I think Aussie Big Brother this year is the worst ever. Doesn't appear to be any Aspie people but out of the 7 remaining housemates, there is only one I like and that is Tim.
Big Brother uncut this year has drawn more controversy than usual due to the filthy and disgusting things some of the people have been going on about. Several of the girls are the same age as my older daughter (19) - I'd be completely mortified if she went on National TV and said she participated in an orgy or similar stuff. Uggghhh!
Personally, I have plenty of time for "nerdy" guys as they tend not to go on with the "macho bs" and are often gentle and kind people.
With the reputation that BB has (yeah, we have that crap over here too...), I suspect that this Eugene guy may be planning on losing his virginity soon...
you may be surprised. He said he has "high moral values" and has better things to be interested in than sex.
Eugene has not taken part in all the usual back stabbing, bitching, and sexual shenanigans that happen on these shows, hes also been supportive of a girl when she was being picked on by another housemate.
Supportive = empathy, not a trait usually associated with Aspies.
However, I do have theories about 'learned responses', whereby adult aspies don't necessarily display the characteristics common in child aspies. I think that such seemingly 'empathic' responses are little to do with empathy, but more to do with aspies recognising 'patterns of behaviour' (such as bullying, which lots of aspies are subject to), coupled with learned responses to such patterns of behaviour.
I don't think aspies are naturally empathic, but can learn to appear to be so. Once an aspie has learned the 'rules' of empathy - use their analytic and logic tendencies to assess a situation, reach a conclusion, and then apply the 'normal' NT solution - shoulder to cry on, listen, try to apply their natural, logical problem solving skills.
As to the body language thing, again, I think that can be deceptive in aspie adults. I think for NTs, it's somewhat animalistic, intuitive, inbuilt, learned by osmosis or natural talent, whereas Aspies are expert in patterns and can learn things over the years through fuzzy logic, through experience.
I found watching programmes such as "Would like to meet" on BBC2, with the body language/flirt coach invaluable. Though it's not something that comes naturally to aspies, I do think it's possible to learn such skills, but it is a matter of making the effort and actually actively learning and practising and participating.