Fnord wrote:
The movie is based on the life of the man who wrote "The Trouble With Tribbles" for Star Trek (TOS).
The kid who played the kid in the movie did not have AS; he's just a good actor, following the director's interpretations of the writer's script.
In other words, the kid's behavior was scripted.
I understand that, I'm not stupid. The kid plays his role well, I mean here is that some of the behaviors that are played here, resemble some of the symptoms of autism.
I also saw the movie "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" where Leonardo DiCaprio had his big "debut" on big screen and very well played a role in which script writer make for him