ASSUMED MOVIE, TV AND CARTOON CHARACTERS W/ ASPERGERS

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26 Sep 2008, 9:46 pm

tomboy4good wrote:

Radar from M*A*S*H might have Aspergers.

Character has that innocent/naive sort of personality, which is one possible version of how someone with ASD can be.
Kinda' like "Woody" from "Cheers"-though I know people frequently cite Cliff Clavin as being the obvious Aspie in that group. Woody has some of those traits, just with differing expression/manifestation-and, in part (or so the storyline asserts) is due to rural sheltered wholesome environment/culture he grew up in before coming to Boston (but still, the character retains many of his Aspie-like personality features, such as gullibility & literalness).

A theoretical (again, fictional) Aspie (albeit of a very different sort), in my opinion: Dr John Becker from "Becker".
It's not an evidence/criteria judgment I'm making, just a "feeling", sense of recognition of & identification with commonalities in personality of character & myself. He's cynical, expects people to behave logically, overanalyzes-and often causes more problems for self due to being undiplomatically honest (being more utilitarian than sentimental in his communication).

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29 Sep 2008, 4:34 pm

I haven't read all of the posts in this tread so I don't know if he was already mentioned but I'd have to say Dr. Sheldon Cooper in Big Bang Theory is an Aspie.

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30 Sep 2008, 10:46 am

The main character from "What About Bob?" has to be either aspie or high functioning autism.

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30 Sep 2008, 7:58 pm

[Also, what about Robert Goren from "Law and Order: Criminal Intent"?[/quote]

Yes, I completely agree with this one. I think he's the most interesting character in the series.

Does anyone remember Vincent D'Onofrio in "Men in Black"? He was really great in that role.

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30 Sep 2008, 9:47 pm

Bataar wrote:

I haven't read all of the posts in this tread so I don't know if he was already mentioned but I'd have to say Dr. Sheldon Cooper in Big Bang Theory is an Aspie.

I strongly agree. However, he's probably the extreme on the spectrum. He is so much fun to watch & I find myself relating as well as laughing at his behaviors.

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30 Sep 2008, 10:13 pm

tomboy4good wrote:

Bataar wrote:

I haven't read all of the posts in this tread so I don't know if he was already mentioned but I'd have to say Dr. Sheldon Cooper in Big Bang Theory is an Aspie.

I strongly agree. However, he's probably the extreme on the spectrum. He is so much fun to watch & I find myself relating as well as laughing at his behaviors.

All four of the main characters are probably Aspies. Sheldon is the funniest though. There was even one episode where he said something like, "I will continue to be mystified and repulsed by social relationships." Even before I knew about Asperger's I identified with that somewhat

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30 Sep 2008, 11:07 pm

irene wrote:

Yes, I completely agree with this one. I think he's the most interesting character in the series.

Does anyone remember Vincent D'Onofrio in "Men in Black"? He was really great in that role.

Yes!! ! It was hilarious. I loved his messed-up walk.

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01 Oct 2008, 12:16 am

How about Peter Parker? If you don't know who he is, I WON'T bother explaining

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01 Oct 2008, 9:30 pm

Professor Mephesto from South Park seems to have aspergers, he's always obsessed with gene splicing animals with inanimate objects...such as chipmunks with provolone cheese.

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02 Oct 2008, 12:19 pm

Thought of another one: Debra Winger in A Dangerous Woman. It was released in May 1994. I remember thinking that I related to the character who is was too honest for her own good. Anyone remember that movie?

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03 Oct 2008, 9:45 pm

irene wrote:

[Also, what about Robert Goren from "Law and Order: Criminal Intent"?

Yes, I completely agree with this one. I think he's the most interesting character in the series.

Does anyone remember Vincent D'Onofrio in "Men in Black"? He was really great in that role.[/quote]

Yeah, I think that Goren is an aspie too.

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04 Oct 2008, 12:03 pm

People might of mentioned this, but Detective Goren from Law and Order: Criminal Intent. Can't get a girl to save his life, but an extremely keen observer, and excellent interrogator. Nobody "gets" him except his partner, 'cause he's so socially akward. Plus, he has a memory like a steel trap for facts.

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04 Oct 2008, 4:41 pm

i wonder about Micheal from The Office (US)

not necessarily AS but i think there's a diagnosis there

any thoughts?

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05 Oct 2008, 12:46 am

Kat from "Kenny the Shark"

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06 Oct 2008, 2:42 pm

The characters on the I.T. crowd maybe?

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06 Oct 2008, 3:00 pm

Ledvia wrote:

i wonder about Micheal from The Office (US)

not necessarily AS but i think there's a diagnosis there

any thoughts?

Don't insult Aspies by lumping Michael Scott in with us

The fact that he didn't know how to talk until after he was 5 years old should disqualify him.

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