Joined: 3 Feb 2006 Age: 41 Gender: Female Posts: 10,775 Location: Ohio, USA
15 Aug 2010, 6:24 pm
Wait, just because he's a savant doesn't make him autistic. Half of all savants aren't; they're usually developmentally delayed, though, and that would make sense for Forrest Gump's case.
Did the author of the original book ever state what s/he meant him to be?
Ah, okay - thanks for clearing it up. The wiki entry was a bit confusing in its wording [either that or this is a sign I ought to go to bed now] and it has been a while since I last saw the movie.
The wording was definitely confusing. I had to read it a few times before I was sure what it meant.
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