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Originally Posted by lizardlady
The problem with "common sense" is that it ain't common! 
I believe that it is in part inherent, but also learned. How's that for sitting on the fence? Like Trav mentioned, we don't expect babies to make rational decisions, but by the time a person is an adult we expect that they should be able to think through the consequences for actions. If I do this, that is going to happen.
My husband was a genius, but had absolutely no "common sense." He was scientifically trained, but when it came to everyday kind of stuff never made the connection between his choices and the consequences.
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I have Asperger's Syndrome. I regularly learn more and more about the universe, such as the other planets, galaxies, and even have dabbled in to quantum physics (OK I read a book about it, not like I am a genius or anything.) Thing is, these are things I am interested in. But the other day, my husband told me sometimes I lack common sense. I can't make connections between language and ideas and if my husband said he is tired, I couldn't make the connection that it meant he didn't want to go anywhere. So when I asked to go out, he was mad at me. I didn't understand why till he explained later. How am I supposed to know! Anyway, it seems like us "book smart" people can sometimes lack "street smarts."