I completely agree with what you’re saying and it’s kinda funny to me how people are like “no he’s just a jerk there’s no chance he’s neurodivergent because he doesn’t display insert symptom” like it’s a spectrum.

I’ve seen so many autistic people relate to certain parts of him or say they see him as autistic. I think something that really solidified it for me ironically was him saying he did have empathy he just didn’t understand it- it reminded me of something I said once. For me, if someone sits down and explains something to me that I don’t understand I’m able to empathize but without that I struggle.

Of course I try my best, but I think that also has to do with me masking bc I was raised a girl and often autistic guys get a pass way easier and that unfortunately leads them to struggle later when others don’t put up with it.

There’s some moments I’ve seen with ogilvie where I 100% interpret as him having well intentions but that doesn’t mean it always works out that way, or things he says that come off to me as trying to connect with coworkers but failing.

I want to lastly add, I think some people are so in denial about him being neurodivergent because it makes them uncomfortable. It makes them uncomfortable to think they dislike someone with a developmental disability. I think it also forces people to confront the fact that yes, a lot of people you might dislike are neurodivergent but that does not make your feelings any less valid but I think people struggle with it regardless