Bradley in the Australian Big Brother House - Is he an Aspie

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This is a forum discussion about identifying Australian Big Brother contestant Bradley.

behind Big Brother housemate forum: Bradley-the-tryhard

Can anyone make a comment please?

Ah.

It crossed my mind but I don't reckon so

I had been wondering about that also...

What are the reasons one might say that he IS an aspie, and what are the reasons he might NOT be one?

(Thread moved from Autism discussion to Random)

i doubt it

After Episode 4, on the Thurs night, he certainly seems a candidate:
- a total social no-no by discussing a woman's age to her face implying she looks older than her age and having no idea the impact he had on her
- the monologuing about politics and not realising people were over it
- others in the house feeling the need to have to help him out socially
- difficulties with motor coordination

Thanks for your interest. These examples appear to be the key.

Does the fact that you have seen Bradley and watched Australian Big Brother mean that you are in Australia? Or have you downloaded episodes from the Behind Big Brother Australia forums website?

I can't post a link here until I have made 5 posts, so perhaps you can link to my thread posts as "Marty Smarty Boy" on Behind Big Brother Australia housemate forum please.

I am not entirely sure what you are asking me to do... ? Maybe you can PM me with more details. including the link

Just post in the games threads a few times, then you'll have 5 posts.

Just thought I would bump this thread. The bullying has become fairly overt.
Brad certainly acts like he has AS but there is no certainty. Not sure how tragic this is going to become.

Bradley Hate Thread
Get the bully b***h boy Benjamin off my TV!
Benjamin: Social Bullying In The House.

I certainly see nothing to tell me that Bradley DOESN'T have it, but who knows just from watching someone....

He does seem to struggle with social stuff. He doesn't seem to understand the consequences of what he says to others. It is interesting to see how he tries to be like the other guys in the house in the style of "paying each other out" yet he doesn't have that naturally hence it comes out as rude and offensive. I have noticed in men (I am a female) how they seem to be so mean to each other all the time - I have never understood it - yet it is something they apparently do in a friendly way. It had me wondering that perhaps a guy with AS can be seen as offensive because he is trying to mimic this style but because it is not innate to him, he does it slightly wrong and upsets everyone. He also does it to women by accident which is a big no-no.

Estelle seems to have spectrum tendencies too - her facial expressions are limited and she has issues with talking too much, interrupting, not understanding how to interact with others. She also understands Bradley better than anyone else does.

I hate watching them both get so much negative attention You can tell that they aren't trying to do the wrong thing.