9 I'm sure the idea can be stirred to no end, but sensibly doing what he does (solving a murder case for example) would be close to impossible if he was autistic, wouldn't it? It's fairly obvious L doesn't have autism, but he also fits the description. At least on paper. I'm sure meeting someone with the condition in real life would change any fanbrat's opinion.
It is, however, interesting to question the similarities. I assume this happens a lot with L because he's just so weird that it's difficult to fully wrap your mind around it without using terms we're familiar with. We're human - it's only natural for us to search for logical explanations. It's how we evolve in the first place. We want to understand. We want to know how and why things are the way they are so we can draw our own conclusions.
Sometimes we just try too hard.
The cast of Death Note (& certain other series) is extreme as it is, don't you think? Albeit none of them are as unique as L. Near with his toys, Mello with his chocolate, Kira with his faces and so on. It doesn't mean they have disorders or medical conditions, no matter how batshit crazy they appear to be. It does make them interesting subjects to discuss, though.
I think drawing lines between fiction and reality is our way of trying to understand characters. You can't deny part of L's personality perhaps would fit the Wikipedia description of autism, but claiming he actually is autistic? Yeah, no.
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It is, however, interesting to question the similarities. I assume this happens a lot with L because he's just so weird that it's difficult to fully wrap your mind around it without using terms we're familiar with. We're human - it's only natural for us to search for logical explanations. It's how we evolve in the first place. We want to understand. We want to know how and why things are the way they are so we can draw our own conclusions.
Sometimes we just try too hard.
The cast of Death Note (& certain other series) is extreme as it is, don't you think? Albeit none of them are as unique as L. Near with his toys, Mello with his chocolate,
Kira with his facesand so on. It doesn't mean they have disorders or medical conditions, no matter how batshit crazy they appear to be. It does make them interesting subjects to discuss, though.I think drawing lines between fiction and reality is our way of trying to understand characters. You can't deny part of L's personality perhaps would fit the Wikipedia description of autism, but claiming he actually is autistic? Yeah, no.