Spongebob; an extroverted aspie?

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24 Oct 2011, 2:24 pm

Just think about it.

He Follows a strict routine.

Has trouble making/keeping friends.

Gets rejected from social clicks, groups.

Bullies target him.

Nearly everyone gets weird-ed out by him.

Perfectionist

Knows nearly everything about mermaid man and barnacle boy.

What do you guys think?

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24 Oct 2011, 2:39 pm

I think Spongebob Squarepants is a fictional character designed to exhibit personality characteristics that the average 12-year old might find funny.

That those characteristics have a lot in common with stereotypical Aspie behavior is a mere coincidence, I'm sure.

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24 Oct 2011, 2:45 pm

Wow. That's... sensical. Be the subject's observed qualities intentional or not.

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24 Oct 2011, 2:49 pm

FrodoLlama wrote:

Wow. That's... sensical. Be the subject's observed qualities intentional or not.

Not just intentional, but present by design. Spongebob is a product of the entertainment industry; thus, he's been fine-tuned to be entertaining.

He's an animated fictional character - there's nothing profound about it.

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24 Oct 2011, 3:29 pm

Fnord wrote:

That's probably why I got made fun of so much when I was 12...

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24 Oct 2011, 3:49 pm

Nah, I think he's just MR.

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24 Oct 2011, 3:59 pm

Fnord wrote:

This, perhaps a tad younger

I'm sure this site has had it's fair share of everyone being accused of asperger's or autism, everyone from adolf hitler to spongebob.

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25 Oct 2011, 6:02 am

I love Spongebob. So glad I have kids so I can get away with watching him.

It has never occurred to me that he might be Aspie. Squidward on the other hand is for sure, IMO.

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25 Oct 2011, 9:50 am

I think Squidward is just a lonely old guy that doesn't want to get hurt again, so he acts mean to keep others at arm's length (tentacle's length?).

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25 Oct 2011, 5:45 pm

I've often thought SpongeBob was an Aspie:

Talks with high pitch with nasal tone and unusual inflection

Special interest that is unusual in intensity and focus (making Krabby Patties)

Doesn't pick up on social cues (like the fact that Squidward can't stand him)

Poor motor skills (can't learn to drive)

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25 Oct 2011, 5:49 pm

I sometimes get slightly offended at Spongebob. Not in an over the top mums protecting their kids from harmful television kind of way, but because he reminds me that people like to laugh at people they consider 'stupid.'

I still think the show is funny and watch it when nothing else is on.

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25 Oct 2011, 7:50 pm

RushKing wrote:

I think Squidward is the Aspie.

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25 Oct 2011, 8:03 pm

IdahoRose wrote:

Fnord wrote:

That's probably why I got made fun of so much when I was 12...

Eh heh... I'm so glad I don't have to be 12 again.

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25 Oct 2011, 8:09 pm

ha ha i love spongebob, I used to watch it all the time. In addition, another aspie trait, he takes people super literally and he goes overboard due to his literal interpretation

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25 Oct 2011, 11:14 pm

I cannot get that laugh out of my head.

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27 Oct 2011, 1:01 am

I often thought that Spongebob could be an aspie. Then again I kind of thought that Patrick and Squidward could be aspies too....

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