Naren - an enigma?

Originally posted by: pallavi25

I think he has Asperger's Syndrome, like SRK's character in My Name is Khan. Its one of the autism spectrum disorders.

[People with AS may not be as withdrawn around others compared to those with other, more debilitating, forms ofautism; they approach others, even if awkwardly. For example, a person with AS may engage in a one-sided, long-winded speech about a favorite topic, while misunderstanding or not recognizing the listener's feelings or reactions, such as a wish to change the topic of talk or end the interaction.^[8]This social awkwardness has been called "active but odd"]

Above description fits Naren's strange conversation with Ankita on the phone on Friday's episode.

People with Asperger syndrome often display behavior, interests, and activities that are restricted and repetitive and are sometimes abnormally intense or focused. They may stick to inflexible routines, move instereotypedand repetitive ways, or preoccupy themselves with parts of objects.^[28]

Pursuit of specific and narrow areas of interest is one of the most striking features of AS.^[1]Individuals with AS may collect volumes of detailed information on a relatively narrow topic such as weather data or star names, without necessarily having a genuine understanding of the broader topic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome

<font face="sans-serif">The symptoms and behavior patterns of AS on Wikipedia matches with Naren's character traits to a great extent.</font>

Awesome explanation, very detailed indeed

Originally posted by: pallavi25

I think he has Asperger's Syndrome, like SRK's character in My Name is Khan. Its one of the autism spectrum disorders.

[People with AS may not be as withdrawn around others compared to those with other, more debilitating, forms of autism; they approach others, even if awkwardly. For example, a person with AS may engage in a one-sided, long-winded speech about a favorite topic, while misunderstanding or not recognizing the listener's feelings or reactions, such as a wish to change the topic of talk or end the interaction.^[8] This social awkwardness has been called "active but odd"]

Above description fits Naren's strange conversation with Ankita on the phone on Friday's episode.

People with Asperger syndrome often display behavior, interests, and activities that are restricted and repetitive and are sometimes abnormally intense or focused. They may stick to inflexible routines, move in stereotyped and repetitive ways, or preoccupy themselves with parts of objects.^[28]

Pursuit of specific and narrow areas of interest is one of the most striking features of AS.^[1] Individuals with AS may collect volumes of detailed information on a relatively narrow topic such as weather data or star names, without necessarily having a genuine understanding of the broader topic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome

The symptoms and behavior patterns of AS on Wikipedia matches with Naren's character traits to a great extent.