keeperdog wrote:
Is Dr. Spencer Reid (Criminal Minds) Supposed to be Aspie?
According to
This Wikipedia Article on Dr. Reid's Personality:
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As is characteristic of people with Asperger's Syndrome, Reid is socially awkward. He often fixates on things (prompting Morgan and other team members to have to tell him to be quiet), and misses social cues at times (for example, unknowingly changing the subject of a conversation). The unknown subject in "Broken Mirror"[12] noted this, and Gubler stated in an interview in the show's second season "[Reid]'s an eccentric genius, with hints of schizophrenia and minor autism, Asperger's Syndrome. Reid is 30 years old with three Ph.D.s and one can not usually achieve that without some form of autism."[13] Writer Sharon Lee Watson stated in a twitter chat Reid's Asperger traits makes the character more lovable.[14]
[12] "Broken Mirror", season 1, episode 5
[13] "An Interview with Matthew Gray Gubler (Dr. Spencer Reid, Criminal Minds)". Retrieved 2010-09-26.
[14] "Full Transcript - Live Chat with Writer, Sharon Lee Watson and Line Producer, Harry Bring". Retrieved 2012-10-22.
The article further states that although Dr. Reid was originally envisioned to be like Data from Star Trek, they liked Matthew Gray Gubler's own interpretation better.