[compactmani]

This is not at all my observation. I've noticed that the uncommonly (technically-scientifically) intelligent people I've been exposed to tended to lead very socially balanced and normal lives. They have also been some of the funniest people I've met too.

[kbart]

In my experience too, sense of humor correlates with broad intelligence much more than social awkwardness does. On the other hand, I know extremely gifted people in some narrow area plus few related (i.e. STEM subjects) that cannot even lead normal life without somebody else taking care of them and are below average on different subjects (i.e. languages). I think the problem is, that we don't even know, what intelligence is and how many different forms it has.