bluecountry wrote:
I disagree. I think he had both PTSD and autism.
-The way he remembered everything
-How he avoided things because he got reminded so easily
-His hyperarousal outbursts
-The headphones
-NTs with PTSD can have good memories, too.
-They also avoid unpleasant things.
-People with PTSD can become violent with very little provocation or warning.
-People in general wear headphones.
The clincher, of course, is that the essay I linked to -- which presented very strong reasoning for a PTSD diagnosis -- was written by a professional psychologist (with an Honors degree in General and Industrial Psychology), and cited relevant Data from the DSM.
And remember that the movie was a work of
fiction with Adam Sandler
pretending to be Charlie Fineman.