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05 Mar 2016, 4:14 am

Sightly off topic, but Daryl Hannah is an Aspie, a well known actress from the 80's-90's era



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05 Mar 2016, 5:49 am

I would be surprised if he was, though it's not impossible. He did play an autistic person in the 1993 movie "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" - gosh that's 23 years ago, he still looks so youthful - and it was well received as a sympathetic performance. If he chose to support autistic liberation I would be delighted! Someone of his fame and sensitivity could probably achieve a lot as an ally of the ASD community to counter the hate propaganda from Autism Speaks and the like, and there is a public who would listen to him who would never read the blogs and so on by ASD writers who strive to demolish the myths and diminish the prejudice. Leo could probably change more attitudes in a week than the advocate writers et al could hope to do in 20 years.

The movie - and others about autistic people - are described here:
http://www.thealternative.in/lifestyle/ ... at-to-not/



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05 Mar 2016, 7:21 am

I don't know about Leo but I do know that Kate Winslet, as we all know is good friends with Leo, happens to be very involved in the autism community.

As for Leo, I agree, he would be a great advocate to the autism community.



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05 Mar 2016, 7:56 am

Nope, I think he's neurotypical.


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05 Mar 2016, 12:01 pm

Summer_Twilight wrote:
Hi:
I was wondering how many of you have wondered whether Leo DiCaprio might have some form of Asperger's Syndrome.

1. He hates small talk
2. He has a one track mind and major obsession with the environment and other nerdy things
3. Has social problems
4. Unlike the rest of Hollywood he is not married
5. He's aloof
6. Like quiet environments at parties
7. He's quirky
8. Not a fan of interviews


No. you're mistaking quirks for disorders. :lol:



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05 Mar 2016, 12:02 pm

why is he not married? is he a playboy? he hates commitment? his religion says it's wrong?? he only wants sex with no attachments? these aren't symptoms nor disorders.



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05 Mar 2016, 12:07 pm

He's just sort of a horny guy.