- Swartz
- Jul 28, 2005
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by FactsAreUseless
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Serious post:
I know people like to make fun of people with autism on this forum and elsewhere, but in all seriousness don't you think Travis Bickle of Taxi Driver had Aspergers? Granted, now there is only Autism Spectrum Disorder in the latest DSM, but I still feel the word is applicable.
As per DSM IV-TR:
DSM posted:
(I) Qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at least two of the following:
(A) marked impairments in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors such as eye-to-eye gaze, facial expression, body posture, and gestures to regulate social interaction
(B) failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to developmental level
(C) a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interest or achievements with other people, (e.g.. by a lack of showing, bringing, or pointing out objects of interest to other people)
(D) lack of social or emotional reciprocity
(II) Restricted repetitive & stereotyped patterns of behavior, interests and activities, as manifested by at least one of the following:
(A) encompassing preoccupation with one or more stereotyped and restricted patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or focus
(B) apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional routines or rituals
(C) stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms (e.g. hand or finger flapping or twisting, or complex whole-body movements)
(D) persistent preoccupation with parts of objects
(III) The disturbance causes clinically significant impairments in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
(IV) There is no clinically significant general delay in language (E.G. single words used by age 2 years, communicative phrases used by age 3 years)
(V) There is no clinically significant delay in cognitive development or in the development of age-appropriate self help skills, adaptive behavior (other than in social interaction) and curiosity about the environment in childhood.
(VI) Criteria are not met for another specific Pervasive Developmental Disorder or Schizophrenia."
Of course Aspergers did not "exist" when Taxi Driver came out. Paul Schrader is simply a brilliant writer and I feel he happened to channel a real thing.
Criteria he meets:
- I-C: He seems to have very few interests and he does not share them.
- I-D: He seems to have problems expressing appropriate emotions.
- II-A: Guns and violence.
- III: Socially Travis is very bad at expressing himself. He lacks peer relationships. Occupationally the only work he was able to find that suited him was driving a taxi around.
- IV: Impossible to know.
- V: Again, film doesn't delve into it.
- VI: I can't think of any other disorders Travis would have, and I would count Schizophrenia out.
Taxi Driver is one of my favorite films and it only dawned on me the other day when watching it that he has Aspergers syndrome.
Does anyone else agree or am I off the mark? What are your theories into Travis psychologically?
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- Swartz
- Jul 28, 2005
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by FactsAreUseless
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aspergers doesn't exist OP. severe PTSD does
What about mild PTSD. Does that exist?
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