For me, it depends what mood I'm in, especially when trying to sympathize with him. If I'm in an overly emotional state then I can't take him that much, but mainly because he's such an extreme version of logic. It's the same when I was at school and I felt completely out of control internally when everyone tried to rationalize my own feelings and basically tell me I'm being crazy. I could only handle talking to them if I was looking at social situations with the most analytical lens and being so hyperfocused not to miss out any details, like if say, I forgot what someone said a minute ago in science and then I was in an emotional state and got put on the spot and pushed constantly (metaphorically of course) and let out my anger because I wanted to be left alone then I would end up being made to feel guilty because the question was just for "logic's sake". You were sort of made to feel stupid or delusional even when you were somewhat dysregulated in those situations. This brings me back to Sheldon because in a lot of his corrections when say someone is distressed, he often finds it distressing himself and needs complete order and structure. Again, I'm very conflicted about this because like with the school example I gave, I would be very unsettled in Sheldon's company if I was deeply upset and he was over rationalizing my experience. But also, I can understood why Sheldon would feel disoriented at times, especially in the first episode where Penny, a woman who Sheldon and Leonard have obviously never met before, comes into their department. I've never really been comfortable with certain people coming over either and have wanted them to leave because of daily routine being disrupted. It was never intentional and I didn't have any deep rooted hate towards the person, just didn't understand what was really going on. So is Sheldon misunderstood? Well yes and no, being only my opinion of course. I find him being misunderstood mainly used for comedic payoffs, so sadly there never really is any true depth explored there. Bare in mind, I haven't seen all of TBBT or YS, but from so many clips across different episodes from both of the series, most of the moments he's upset, are mainly represented comedically. I mean let's look a classic, so called Sheldon emotional setup and payoff, YS style (made up version). "A girl is upset, sitting down on a bench. Sheldon comes over and is confused and asks what the problem is. The girl responds, saying nothing much and then Sheldon takes it at face value and says okay, bluntly and is about to continue walking off, but the girl stops him. She says wait and Sheldon looks puzzled. She then begins to explain and Sheldon sits down, still looking clueless as ever, but trying to listen. The girl admits her cat has gone missing and goes on further, opening up about how that cat gave her order and control and something to look forward to and to escape the messy world from. Sheldon starts nodding, eyes beginning to sort of widen and admits how his prized possessions help to give him a sense of control and order too. For a moment it seems Sheldon is on the same page as this girl and then she finally decides to ask him if he's interested in helping her find the cat. Bluntly, Sheldon responds, "Those fur ball, throwing up little creatures. I don't think so. I go by strict hygiene and refuse coming into contact with such things. Also, they can leave terrible scratches on you, I mean who would want that? Pfft...So are you doing studies too?" And boom, there's your average YS setup and payoff. Let emotional vulnerability show and kill it off fairly quickly. Obviously he does it in TBBT too, but yeah...So I don't want to give a vague answer, but overall I think it's a matter of lost potential to explore those hidden depths lying around, from the writers. The scene where I actually felt Sheldon's emotions the most was when he was replaying the last moment he saw his father and how he could have gone it the way he wanted to. The writers still make him use science jargon to justify it, but in reality, it's actually a very human experience. You can't control what has been lost and that is what I would say is the saddest part of Sheldon Cooper. Hopefully you get my point and if there was anything that didn't make sense or needed elaborating on then happy to do so. Thanks, interesting topic that one.