what was the boy's exact problem?
psychologically.
shareI suspect mostly OCD. Also, he was probably a genius and that can be extremely isolating.
shareHe had a fear of people touching him. I think it's called aphephobia.
shareHe seemed to be somewhere on the Autistic Spectrum, probably Asperghers.
share I haven't seen it in a while but I think he was more ill than mentioned here. I think they were purposely vague on diagnosing anything in this film, probably because they were sensitive to a number of things.
But it looked like Schizophrenia to me, perhaps not full blown yet but on the way?
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You just want to say he's Asperger's because you have no idea, right ? Stop it. Stop diagnosing people, idiot.
shareActually it`s called haphephobia. It`s pretty a debilitating mental condition, but it could be worse. As they say, "Haphephobia is better than none."
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