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03 Mar 2016, 8:12 am

Hi:
I was wondering how many of you have wondered whether Leo DiCaprio might have some form of Asperger's Syndrome.

1. He hates small talk
2. He has a one track mind and major obsession with the environment and other nerdy things
3. Has social problems
4. Unlike the rest of Hollywood he is not married
5. He's aloof
6. Like quiet environments at parties
7. He's quirky
8. Not a fan of interviews



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03 Mar 2016, 8:32 am

People in the creative fields think differently. That does not mean they are Autistic and most of them even the ones who are most different are not autistic. It is likely that a higher percentage of people in the creative fields are autistic then in the general population.


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03 Mar 2016, 9:30 am

If Leonardo DiCaprio is "on the spectrum", then he definitely deserves an Academy Award for portraying a normal person in real life.


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03 Mar 2016, 9:34 am

As far as the "Normal" part goes, he's a person first and that's what makes him so extraordinary along with all the wondering talent and hard work that Leo had puts into his career. Also I think his mother did a lot of mentoring with him as well.



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03 Mar 2016, 9:38 am

Well, then why don't you ask Mr. DiCaprio, instead?


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03 Mar 2016, 10:50 am

As far as I know, he has OCD.


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03 Mar 2016, 11:02 am

League_Girl wrote:
As far as I know, he has OCD.



Speaking of Leo, I love your picture



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03 Mar 2016, 12:15 pm

Summer_Twilight wrote:
League_Girl wrote:
As far as I know, he has OCD.



Speaking of Leo, I love your picture



Thank you, I swear I didn't put it there but since we sometimes have this glitch here where someone goes and edits their profile and it shows someone else's instead, maybe they put it there. :shrugs:


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03 Mar 2016, 12:30 pm

OCD/OCPD is a common comorbid with autism. So, maybe.


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03 Mar 2016, 1:48 pm

He has had enormous success with women, having dated a string of supermodels and has been known to hit on and pick up women for fun everywhere he goes...I know of no aspie, no matter how successful who even comes close to 1% of that. That fact alone should disqualify him from aspiedom.



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03 Mar 2016, 1:50 pm

I doubt it, when you're so successful and famous I imagine it can be very isolating but I don't think he suffers the social deficit that we do.



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03 Mar 2016, 1:59 pm

rugulach wrote:
He has had enormous success with women, having dated a string of supermodels and has been known to hit on and pick up women for fun everywhere he goes...I know of no aspie, no matter how successful who even comes close to 1% of that. That fact alone should disqualify him from aspiedom.


If he were able to do that before he became famous then I would agree with you. But a good looking aspie guy who is as famous as he is is gonna have as many "groupies" after gets famous as any comparable NT star has.



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03 Mar 2016, 2:05 pm

naturalplastic wrote:
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He has had enormous success with women, having dated a string of supermodels and has been known to hit on and pick up women for fun everywhere he goes...I know of no aspie, no matter how successful who even comes close to 1% of that. That fact alone should disqualify him from aspiedom.


If he were able to do that before he became famous then I would agree with you. But a good looking aspie guy who is as famous as he is is gonna have as many "groupies" after gets famous as any comparable NT star has.


Supermodels aren't groupies. Most other movie stars haven't been with the sheer number and quality of women that he has.



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04 Mar 2016, 10:21 am

rugulach wrote:
naturalplastic wrote:
rugulach wrote:
He has had enormous success with women, having dated a string of supermodels and has been known to hit on and pick up women for fun everywhere he goes...I know of no aspie, no matter how successful who even comes close to 1% of that. That fact alone should disqualify him from aspiedom.


If he were able to do that before he became famous then I would agree with you. But a good looking aspie guy who is as famous as he is is gonna have as many "groupies" after gets famous as any comparable NT star has.


Supermodels aren't groupies. Most other movie stars haven't been with the sheer number and quality of women that he has.


Yeah but I have noticed that he can't seem to keep a girlfriend



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04 Mar 2016, 10:25 am

LOL..."not keeping a girlfriend" could apply to any movie star who has woman literally crawling all over them.



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04 Mar 2016, 10:56 am

Summer_Twilight wrote:
rugulach wrote:
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rugulach wrote:
He has had enormous success with women, having dated a string of supermodels and has been known to hit on and pick up women for fun everywhere he goes...I know of no aspie, no matter how successful who even comes close to 1% of that. That fact alone should disqualify him from aspiedom.


If he were able to do that before he became famous then I would agree with you. But a good looking aspie guy who is as famous as he is is gonna have as many "groupies" after gets famous as any comparable NT star has.


Supermodels aren't groupies. Most other movie stars haven't been with the sheer number and quality of women that he has.


Yeah but I have noticed that he can't seem to keep a girlfriend


What makes you think he wants to?