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Is Tobias autistic?
« on: June 10, 2009, 03:47:25 PM »
I think Tobias seems slightly autistic at times.  Even before he became an animorph, he was quite withdrawn and he's not very good at fitting in.  Plus in #23, he admits he's no good at facial expressions, a typical autistic trait.
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Re: Is Tobias autistic?
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2009, 04:58:09 PM »
I don't think he is. He had a hard life prior to becoming an animorph, so that could cause him to be a sort of withdrawn and not good at making friends. He's not good at facial expressions because he's not used to having to make them. He's normally a hawk.
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Re: Is Tobias autistic?
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2009, 05:14:42 PM »
I don't honestly think so.

Tobias was just bullied, and as such, would naturally be suspicious of others. This would lead to higher levels of social alienation, both self-inflicted due to the aforementioned suspicion, as well as a consequence of few people wanting to hang out with the 'loser' who always got bullied. Being ostracized, he wouldn't gain much social experience, explaining the awkwardness.

As for facial expressions - Like Anitiger said, hawks don't make them.
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Re: Is Tobias autistic?
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2009, 07:04:51 PM »
i don't think he is, but about the facial expressions... make he couldn't do them voluntarily, being used to a hawk, but his body is still human so he shouldn't forget how to do involuntary facial expressions, like smiling when laughing...
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Re: Is Tobias autistic?
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2009, 07:17:15 PM »
maybe he has asperger's syndrome

OR MAYBE HE'S JUST A WEIRD KID WHO LIKES ALIENS AND DINOSAURS
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Re: Is Tobias autistic?
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2009, 07:34:19 PM »
how is that weird at all?
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Re: Is Tobias autistic?
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2009, 07:37:02 PM »
When I was a kid, I loved aliens and dinosaurs.

That doesn't make me weird, right? Right?
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Re: Is Tobias autistic?
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2009, 07:56:37 PM »
um here is the dictionary.com definition of "weird kid":

1) an adolescent between the ages of 10 and 15 who likes both aliens and dinosaurs
2) Tobias from Animorphs

sorry guys
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Re: Is Tobias autistic?
« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2009, 08:21:48 PM »
Quote from: ANItiger13 on June 10, 2009, 04:58:09 PM
I don't think he is. He had a hard life prior to becoming an animorph, so that could cause him to be a sort of withdrawn and not good at making friends. He's not good at facial expressions because he's not used to having to make them. He's normally a hawk.

What he said. He also become more withdrawn after being tortured in #33 but that's pretty normal too.
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Re: Is Tobias autistic?
« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2009, 11:12:10 PM »
Quote from: rocklobster on June 10, 2009, 03:47:25 PM
I think Tobias seems slightly autistic at times.  Even before he became an animorph, he was quite withdrawn and he's not very good at fitting in.  Plus in #23, he admits he's no good at facial expressions, a typical autistic trait.

i think it's because he's been a nothlit for so long.
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Re: Is Tobias autistic?
« Reply #10 on: June 10, 2009, 11:31:08 PM »
Quote from: anijen21 on June 10, 2009, 07:56:37 PM
um here is the dictionary.com definition of "weird kid":

1) an adolescent between the ages of 10 and 15 who likes both aliens and dinosaurs
2) Tobias from Animorphs

sorry guys
you can only search 1 word on dictionary.com. so there wouldn't be any result for the phrase "weird kid". I even checked it just now.
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Re: Is Tobias autistic?
« Reply #11 on: June 10, 2009, 11:54:50 PM »
you don't know how to use the reverse dual unitisitc algorithm on dictionary.com?

I thought everyone knew how to do that...
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Re: Is Tobias autistic?
« Reply #12 on: June 11, 2009, 12:44:48 AM »
Quote from: anijen21 on June 10, 2009, 11:54:50 PM
you don't know how to use the reverse dual unitisitc algorithm on dictionary.com?

I thought everyone knew how to do that...
you do know "unitistic" isn't a word?
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Re: Is Tobias autistic?
« Reply #13 on: June 11, 2009, 01:02:26 AM »
Quote from: morfowt on June 11, 2009, 12:44:48 AM
Quote from: anijen21 on June 10, 2009, 11:54:50 PM
you don't know how to use the reverse dual unitisitc algorithm on dictionary.com?

I thought everyone knew how to do that...
you do know "unitistic" isn't a word?
thats the joke morf
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Re: Is Tobias autistic?
« Reply #14 on: June 11, 2009, 11:35:16 AM »
Quote from: Muffin Man on June 11, 2009, 01:02:26 AM
Quote from: morfowt on June 11, 2009, 12:44:48 AM
Quote from: anijen21 on June 10, 2009, 11:54:50 PM
you don't know how to use the reverse dual unitisitc algorithm on dictionary.com?

I thought everyone knew how to do that...
you do know "unitistic" isn't a word?
thats the joke morf
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