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Poll: Acting Out Autism

A poll by yrnej

Sadly, autism diagnoses have become more and more prevalent in the last few decades. Which of these performances of a character with autism (including those with Asperger Syndrome) was the most moving for you?

Discuss the list here

* minimum 6.0 stars, 2,000 votes

Results of 830 votes:

1.

Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man (1988)

Raymond Babbitt (Dustin Hoffman) - Rain Man (1988)
2.

Leonardo DiCaprio in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

Arnie Grape (Leonardo DiCaprio) - What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
3.

Freddie Highmore in The Good Doctor (2017)

Dr. Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore) - The Good Doctor (2017)
4.

Shah Rukh Khan in My Name Is Khan (2010)

Rizvan Khan (Shah Rukh Khan) - My Name Is Khan (2010)
5.

Ben Affleck in The Accountant (2016)

Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) - The Accountant (2016)
6.

Keir Gilchrist in Atypical (2017)

Sam Gardner (Keir Gilchrist) - Atypical (2017)
7.

Philip Seymour Hoffman in Mary and Max (2009)

Max Jerry Horovitz (voiced by Philip Seymour Hoffman) - Mary and Max (2009)
8.

Jay Underwood in The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)

Eric (Jay Underwood) - The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
9.

Sean Penn in I Am Sam (2001)

Sam Dawson (Sean Penn) - I Am Sam (2001)
10.

Miko Hughes in Mercury Rising (1998)

Simon Lynch (Miko Hughes) - Mercury Rising (1998)
11.

Sofia Helin in The Bridge (2011)

Saga (Sofia Helin) - The Bridge (2011)
12.

Hugh Dancy in Adam (2009)

Adam Raki (Hugh Dancy) - Adam (2009)
13.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas in Barfi! (2012)

Jhilmil Chatterjee (Priyanka Chopra) - Barfi! (2012)
14.

Claire Danes in Temple Grandin (2010)

Temple Grandin (Claire Danes) - Temple Grandin (2010)
15.

Dakota Fanning and Blaster in Please Stand By (2017)

Wendy (Dakota Fanning) - Please Stand By (2017)
16.

RJ Cyler in Power Rangers (2017)

Billy (Blue Ranger) (RJ Cyler) - Power Rangers (2017)
17.

Asa Butterfield in A Brilliant Young Mind (2014)

Nathan Ellis (Asa Butterfield) - A Brilliant Young Mind (2014)
18.

Andrew Miller in Cube (1997)

Kazan (Andrew Miller) - Cube (1997)
19.

Ray Romano and Max Burkholder in Parenthood (2010)

Hank Rizzoli (Ray Romano) and Max Braverman (Max Burkholder) - Parenthood (2010)
20.

Ryan Cartwright in Alphas (2011)

Gary Bell (Ryan Cartwright) - Alphas (2011)
21.

Diane Kruger in The Bridge (2013)

Sonya Cross (Diane Kruger) - The Bridge (2013)
22.

Sigourney Weaver in Snow Cake (2006)

Linda Freeman (Sigourney Weaver) - Snow Cake (2006)
23.

Bill Skarsgård in Simple Simon (2010)

Simon (Bill Skarsgård) - Simple Simon (2010)
24.

Thomas Horn in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn) - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
25.

Harry Connick Jr. in P.S. I Love You (2007)

Daniel (Harry Connick Jr.) - P.S. I Love You (2007)
26.

JeeJa Yanin in Chocolate (2008)

Zen (JeeJa Yanin) - Chocolate (2008)
27.

Asha Menina in House of Cards (1993)

Sally Matthews (Asha Menina) - House of Cards (1993)
28.

Josh Hartnett and Radha Mitchell in Mozart and the Whale (2005)

Isabelle Sorenson (Radha Mitchell) and Donald Morton (Josh Hartnett) - Mozart and the Whale (2005)
29.

Greg Timmermans in Ben X (2007)

Ben (Greg Timmermans) - Ben X (2007)
30.

Luke Ford in The Black Balloon (2008)

Charlie Mollison (Luke Ford) - The Black Balloon (2008)
31.

Ewan McGregor in Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)

Dr. Alfred Jones (Ewan McGregor) - Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
32.

A.J. Saudin in Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001)

Connor Deslauriers (A.J. Saudin) - Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001)
33.

Luke Benward in Girl Vs. Monster (2012)

Alan (Luke Benward and R. Braeden Reed) - Dear John (2010)
34.

Ocean Heaven (2010)

Dafu (Zhang Wen) - Ocean Heaven (2010)
35.

Lou Taylor Pucci in The Story of Luke (2012)

Luke (Lou Taylor Pucci) - The Story of Luke (2012)

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Poll: Acting Out Autism

Results of 830 votes:

Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man (1988)

Leonardo DiCaprio in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

Freddie Highmore in The Good Doctor (2017)

Shah Rukh Khan in My Name Is Khan (2010)

Ben Affleck in The Accountant (2016)

Keir Gilchrist in Atypical (2017)

Philip Seymour Hoffman in Mary and Max (2009)

Jay Underwood in The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)

Sean Penn in I Am Sam (2001)

Miko Hughes in Mercury Rising (1998)

Sofia Helin in The Bridge (2011)

Hugh Dancy in Adam (2009)

Priyanka Chopra Jonas in Barfi! (2012)

Claire Danes in Temple Grandin (2010)

Dakota Fanning and Blaster in Please Stand By (2017)

RJ Cyler in Power Rangers (2017)

Asa Butterfield in A Brilliant Young Mind (2014)

Andrew Miller in Cube (1997)

Ray Romano and Max Burkholder in Parenthood (2010)

Ryan Cartwright in Alphas (2011)

Diane Kruger in The Bridge (2013)

Sigourney Weaver in Snow Cake (2006)

Bill Skarsgård in Simple Simon (2010)

Thomas Horn in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

Harry Connick Jr. in P.S. I Love You (2007)

JeeJa Yanin in Chocolate (2008)

Asha Menina in House of Cards (1993)

Josh Hartnett and Radha Mitchell in Mozart and the Whale (2005)

Greg Timmermans in Ben X (2007)

Luke Ford in The Black Balloon (2008)

Ewan McGregor in Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)

A.J. Saudin in Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001)

Luke Benward in Girl Vs. Monster (2012)

Ocean Heaven (2010)

Lou Taylor Pucci in The Story of Luke (2012)

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