▁expert ▁nick named ▁An or ak . ▁ ▁An or ak ▁of ▁Fire ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁TV ▁movie ▁about ▁a ▁te en aged ▁train spot ter . ▁ ▁Terry ▁Pr atch ett ▁mentions ▁them ▁frequently ▁in ▁his ▁Disc world ▁novel ▁" R ais ing ▁Ste am ", ▁in ▁the ▁classic ▁sense , ▁as ▁the ▁preferred ▁gar b ▁for ▁train spot ting ▁railway ▁enthus iast s . ▁ ▁Background ▁▁▁ ▁Mich a ela ▁Simon ▁saw ▁a ▁close ▁connection ▁between ▁ge eks ▁(" an or aks ") ▁and ▁high - function ing ▁aut ism . ▁Simon ' s ▁article ▁exhib its ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁rare ▁uses ▁of ▁" an or ak " ▁as ▁a ▁syn onym ▁of ▁n erd ▁or ▁spot ter ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁language . ▁Tony ▁Att wood ▁went ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁book ▁called ▁Conf essions ▁of ▁an ▁Aut ism ▁An or ak , ▁stating ▁his ▁own ▁ob session ▁with ▁the ▁topic . ▁He ▁explains ▁further ▁connections ▁between ▁aut ism ▁as ▁such ▁and ▁the ▁an or ak ▁status ▁in ▁general , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁extreme ▁male ▁brain ▁theory ▁of ▁Simon ▁Baron - C ohen . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : English - language ▁sl ang ▁Category : Pe jor ative ▁terms ▁for ▁people ▁Category : Transport ▁culture ▁Category : F andom ▁Category : History ▁of ▁sub c ult ures ▁Category : W ords ▁co ined ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s <0x0A> </s> ▁Sied l isz cze ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁administrative