Films about Asperger's that are good?

Interesting example, since we actually get to see the individual, Harvey Pekar. This explains why this is a slippery concept. I see Harvey as a creative, quirky but not without emotional connections.

Remember the retirement party given by his fellow workers. They liked the guy! They were all limited, as are 99% of the poor slobs who occupy space on this planet. And he even found a life partner, and they had a relationship, with sex, laughter and arguments.

That's better than most of us get out of life.

From what I hear from many who are diagnosed with this....disease, it is part of diagnostic expansion that should be seriously evaluated. Diversity of personality is the stuff of evolution that is part of not only our species, but every one of them.

The definition for any personality disorder should be limited, the value weighed against the stigma. This does not mean that if someone is having difficulty functioning, that treatment should not be available, but this is a difficult issue. Normal for humanity, includes some pretty unusual, abnormal individuals, as so it should be.

Asperger's is NOT just general high function autism. Is is a specific type of autism. Hence, all Asperger's people have autism, but not all people who have autism even high functioners have Asperger's. Dustin Hoffman in "Rain Man" has autism but NOT Asperger's.

Rainman, Dustin Hoffman's character, DOES NOT HAVE ASPERGERS. Not even close. I wouldn't even call him High Functioning. He has too many neuroses. He most definitely is a savant. In math, I mean.

Dustin's portrayal was right on the money.

Mostly what I se on TV with people that have Aspergers is criminal dramas where they are the killers and the talk about it as if Aspergers made people psycho and that they doesnt have feelings.
Me, being someone who has Aspergers, really hate that.

Myself I saw much of myself in 'Reg Barclay' from Star Trek TNG/VOY. Funny thing about that charakter is that he was created when Aspergers was mostly unknown so they didnt know they created a charakter with Aspergers, they just created a strange not normal guy of the type that existed and that we now know are people with Aspergers.

Practically none of these movies are about Asperger's. Just fairly unique characters. I don't see how one could get Asperger's from Eagle Vs. Shark at all, they were just awkward. There's a big difference.

Maybe check out the animated movie Mary and Max. It's pretty good. Pretty different.