Movies and Aspergers?

Question

Is there any movie where a character SEEMS to have Aspergers Syndrome, but they never say they do?

For those of you that don't know what Aspergers is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergers

("Mozart and the Whale" doesn't count, cuz they make it REALLY obvious that those two characters have it.)

Answer 1

I think any movie where a character is very nerdy, socially out of touch, but still intelligent would be a character with Asperger.

Remember Hollywood is very bad at making characters with mental illnesses realistic. My mother, a retired social worker called it "Hollywood Mixed Type Psychosis".

I've seen some episodes of shows like CSI, and Law And Order where characters were portrayed as having Autism Spectrum type personalities. I can't recall which one where the character was identified as having "a form of autism" and was further described as having Asperger Syndrome. This was several years ago, and the actor playing the man with Asperger was very good and quite accurate at his portryal.

Asperger Syndrome is in the broad spectrum of disorders that includes Autism.

Answer 2

I don't know about movies, but I always thought the guy on Law and Order Criminal Intent acts like he has Aspergers (the character, not the actor, but who knows, the actor seems bizarre).

Answer 3

Anchorman - The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Answer 4

"Rain Man"