Do you think Tony in this doc is mild, moderate or severe?

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i'm just curious to hear your opinions on this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeGaffIJ ... plpp_video

Fairly mild from what was shown in the video but maybe they spent hours filming and only showed the most normal bits?

He can speak and speaks well.
He understands that other people do things differently.
He isn't running around attacking people for no reason or rocking back and forth in the corner with his hands over his ears or slamming his head into the wall etc etc.

If you compare Tony to Carly in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34xoYwLN ... r_embedded

He is definitely not severe!

Also, what type of ASD do you reckon he has?

It takes a long period of time with a trained professional to diagnose autism properly and even then a lot of people seem to have their diagnosis changed by different psychologists.

I have no idea.

I know I'm not a professional, but I thought he came across more like he had Autistic Disorder than aspergers. But I could be wrong.

It seems he is capable of understanding complexity. Perhaps he's an autistic savant. It's impossible to tell.

I like the way he says: "The rest of the world has the problem not me."

OCD? Huge obsession with that strategy board game of his. ASD-wise, I think he's mild.