LAST EDITED ON 08-08-12 AT 12:52 PM (EST)

It could still be a touch of Asperger's. The outward manifestations of Asperger's can vary widely, and he's obviously not into the deep stages of delusional and anti-social behavior. He could still have some sort of normal behavior mixed in with his Asperger-ness.

option 4's the winner and you can add #5 on top of it.

Ian's probably either socially awkward or has Asperger's IRL. But he's also a superfan and I think he's overwhelmed by actually being in the game with some of his personal heroes. There might also be hints of his being the second edition of Ronnie, with less control freak tendencies and being more of a voyeur. Or maybe his hanging around in the bathroom while the women are showering are due to his being socially awkward and not due to voyeuristic tendencies.

Incidentally, I have Asperger's. I've had it all my life.

According to Hamsterwatch, Ian was preseason-posting about the upcoming game (giving nothing away of his own hamster status) on SurvivorSucks under the name Flipbox. Seek out his posts at your own discretion -- but they seem to say a lot more about him than the editing has.

The weird (IMO) thing is that either by accident or by design, he's practically bullet proof right now, and could easily get to F2. Anyone he would be on the block with would likely be evicted instead of him, and no one would object strongly to going to F2 with him. I think everyone would feel confident that they could win over the jury if he was the other choice.

I hope it's by design, a take off on the Dr. Will strategy of professing not to care, daring the others to vote him off.

Ian says he's a struggling college student and it's most likely true. However, has he mentioned his major? Psychology perhaps?Right now the houseguests could be the topic of his doctoral thesis in psychology. Now wouldn't that be something?
Think about it, so far his geeky behavior has gotten him set up on a date with a girl he considered hot. Plus in the coaches competition he was given $3000. I'm sure Jenn is okay with $1000 but I'm sure she could use $3000 just as much as Ian. But for some reason Boogie really likes Ian.
So wouldn't it be funny if after Ian wins Big Brother, we find out my theory is true???

He claims to be an engineering student. The known records from his college appear to back him up.

According to OnlineBigBrother.com, Ian told Dan early this morning he has ADHD.

Dan asks Ian if he has Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Ian says he’s always likes to move he has ADHD. Ian adds that he doesn’t take any medication for it.. He just likes to move around alot like on the Hammock and the kitchen chair. Dan fires a zillion questions at him about his intelligence and ADHD. Dan asks him if anyone else in his family is hyper intelligent. Ian says no everyone is average.

Ian says that the indoor lockdown are hell because he cannot move around, he feels like there is something inside him that is rattling. Ian shares some stories about his need to move. Ian says his constant need to move is called “Stimming”. Ian says that Stimming and his memory/mental capacity are sometimes evidence of autism but he doesn’t have that he just has ADHD and likes to move around alot. He realized he was different when he was six. His parents realized it when he was 2 because by preschool he could read.

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So Ian has ADHD. It must be very hard for him during lockdowns.

Incidentally, concerning Ian's being able to read by the time he was in preschool, that's not too far off me. When I was 3, I had to go to a Special Ed. school and went there until I was 8, when I had to transfer to another Special Ed. school -- this one named Vanguard. Anyway, while I was attending the first school, my parents noticed I could read when they came upon me looking at the Reader's Digest -- and they could tell that I wasn't just looking at the pictures. They tried to tell my teachers but the teachers didn't believe them -- until the teachers saw me reading. I was probably about 4. I could probably relate to Ian.

The twitchiness and fidgetting is definitely associated with ADHD. My son does it all the time. Also familiar is the super-fast talking because their brains work more quickly than their mouths can speak.

A lot of people confuse ADHD with Asperger's/Autism but they are really seperate disorders although some people do have both.