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Spencer Reid Dr. Spencer Reid is a fictional character from the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds, portrayed by Matthew Gray Gubler. Reid is a genius with an IQ of 187 and can read 20,000 words per minute with an eidetic memory. He is the youngest member of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit, has three BAs and three PhDs, and specializes in statistics and geographic profiling.
Spencer Reid Gubler has commented on the differences between Reid and similarly odd character Penelope Garcia: "She represents everything he's not, she's very tech oriented and I would like to imagine he is more like 1920s smart, books and reading etc". Kirsten Vangsness agreed, adding that Garcia is more extroverted and available emotionally, whereas Reid struggles with his emotions.[9] Reid is a technophobe, using neither email nor the new iPads. Gubler tweeted that Reid is also germaphobic.[15] In general, Reid dislikes shaking hands,[16] and shows adverse reactions when touched by strangers.[17] It is speculated the character may also have slight obsessive compulsive disorder, particularly from a scene in "Out of the Light"[18] where Derek Morgan slightly moves an item in the home of an UnSub afflicted with OCD, and Reid immediately places it back to its previous spot.