Shutter Island and the Asperger's Connection

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I saw the movie Shutter Island today, and I think the main character, Teddy Daniels, showed some signs of Asperger's syndrome. He exhibited a lack of social cohesion and understanding typical of the autistic syndrome: While interrogating patients and staff, he sometimes became abruptly belligerent; he did not realize his actions were inappropriate for the context. He perseverated on his special interests: the Nazi connection with the mental institution. He was smart and otherwise capable. In the movie, we see he is considered delusional, but in this day and age, he may have gotten a more appropriate diagnosis before he committed his "criminally insane" act and lived a happy, fulfilling life.

I've seen some stuff on the tv about this movie and it had me say "I want to see this one" (definitely not a movie watcher). Now I'm even more curious.

i want to see this movie, was it good? and now im going to be interested if there is a connection hehe. i know dear john there are autistics in the movie which was cool, both of them i think hasd aspergers not sure, they jus say autism.

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I see what you're saying. I think that mainly has to do with the fact that the negative symptoms of schizophrenia overlap symptoms of AS. The symptoms are classified under 2 groups, positive and negative. Positive symptoms include delusions and hallucinations. Negative symptoms affect cognitive, social, and emotional abilities.