# Jeopardy! Season 42. It is what it is **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** reality-or-game-show\ **Created:** [August 10, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905 "2025-08-10T14:25:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 181
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905/181 "2026-02-11T23:26:19Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > Who knew Boo Radley had Autism? This was discussed in this thread: > [@Was Boo Radley Mentally Handicapped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-boo-radley-mentally-handicapped/531434): > > [This thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=554431) reminded me of the question. Many synopses of \*To Kill a Mockingbird \*say that Boo is mentally handicapped, but this is not made explicit in the book. The behavior of the character’s family–keeping him shut in the house for 20+ years–does seem typical of how folks with developmental disabilities were treated back in the day, especially if they’d gotten into trouble like Boo had. What do you all think? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-season-42-it-is-what-it-is/1021905)._