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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We just saw episode one last night and it seemed clear that she is on the spectrum. Is it even possible she's not?
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As she grows up this doesn’t seem as clear - maybe this is also something that can happen with autistic children, but by the end she seems more typical but quirky [/quote]

Given the level of childhood trauma that she experienced, culminating with her mother trying to kill her and being drugged up at orphanage, there are a lot of possible explanations for her affect. She was basically a genius, too.  It is possible that she was autistic, emotionally stunted, ahead of her time, or some combination thereof.  I do think that her development towards the end indicates that her earlier affect and behavior was more a product of her trauma. When she matured and faced her demons, she seemed to relax and level off. [/quote]

She was given and then voluntarily took tranquilizers and other drugs.  That kills your affect.[/quote]

At all times even when you're not under the influence?[/quote]

They were heavily sedating the kids at the orphanage both day and night with high doses.  And, she probably had depression and PTSD.[/quote]

Her voice always had the flat affect even when she left the orphanage to go live with the Wheatleys when she wasn't on the drugs, at first. But no doubt there were some psychological issues be it what you mentioned, spectrum, or other things. Her bio mother obviously has issues as well. I read that the character Beth was loosely based on Bobby Fisher who had mental health issues as well becoming a recluse late in life.[/quote]

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