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Charlie:
He's not crazy, he's not retarded but he's here. Dr. Bruner:
He's an autistic savant. People like him used to be called idiot savants. There's certain deficiencies, certain abilities that impairs him. Charlie:
So he's retarded. Dr. Bruner:
Autistic. There's certain routines, rituals that he follows. Charlie:
Rituals, I like that. Dr. Bruner:
The way he eats, sleeps, walks, talks, uses the bathroom. It's all he has to protect himself. Any break from this routine leaves him terrified
He's not crazy, he's not retarded but he's here. Dr. Bruner:
He's an autistic savant. People like him used to be called idiot savants. There's certain deficiencies, certain abilities that impairs him. Charlie:
So he's retarded. Dr. Bruner:
Autistic. There's certain routines, rituals that he follows. Charlie:
Rituals, I like that. Dr. Bruner:
The way he eats, sleeps, walks, talks, uses the bathroom. It's all he has to protect himself. Any break from this routine leaves him terrified
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Well he's not crazy he's not retarded but he's here
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He's an autistic savant
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I don't know what that means
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Some people like him used to be called idiot savants
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They have certain deficiencies certain abilities
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Yeah but he's retarded
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Autistic Actually high functioning
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What does that mean
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It means that there's a disability
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that impairs the sensory input and how it's processed
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English here You're talking over my head
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Raymond has a problem communicating and learning
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He can't even express himself
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or probably even
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understand his own emotions in a traditional way
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and after that the dog bit him
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I yelled at my dog the dog laid down
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There are dangers everywhere for Raymond
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Routines rituals it's all he has to protect himself
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Rituals That's a good one
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It's the way he acts
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sleeps eats
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uses the bathroom walks talks everything
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Any break from the routines and it's terrifying
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Movie Summary
After a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritan
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Dr. Bruner
