{"id":2382974,"date":"2026-04-21T15:16:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2382974"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:16:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:16:22","slug":"i-wish-more-people-talked-about-this-2009-rom-com-and-how-it-depicts-aspergers-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/i-wish-more-people-talked-about-this-2009-rom-com-and-how-it-depicts-aspergers-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"I Wish More People Talked About This 2009 Rom Com And How It Depicts Asperger&#8217;s Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Fox Searchlight Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Outside of this website, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/teacher-myself-heres-why-think-130434400.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:I'm a teacher;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;I'm a teacher&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><u>I&#8217;m a teacher<\/u><\/a>, and one thing that I love about April is that it&#8217;s Autism Awareness\/Acceptance Month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Because much like I do for Hispanic\/Black\/Women History Months, where I celebrate and discuss accomplishments from each group of people, I also sometimes devote whole lessons to talking about people on the spectrum, as well as the great contributions they\u2019ve made to society.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That&#8217;s the classroom. On the internet, I talk about movies. And, one movie that I think needs WAY more attention is the 2009 romantic comedy, <em>Adam<\/em>, which is about a man with Asperger&#8217;s Syndrome who falls in love with an allistic woman in his apartment complex. It&#8217;s a cute flick, and I want to talk about it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"A smiling Rose Byrne in Adam\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/TuVGGeDUI9VLR_9FTEGXag--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/bf77394b7fc8c4898ccf3be80cd23cd9\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Fox Searchlight Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">As Far As Romantic Comedies Go, It&#8217;s A Sweet One<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/new\/30-Best-Romantic-Comedies-All-Time-43134.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:We love romantic comedies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;We love romantic comedies&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><u>We love romantic comedies<\/u><\/a> here, and mostly because we love to root for unlikely pairings. Not too long ago, I wrote about <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/favorite-james-gandolfini-movie-deep-130000233.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:one such couple;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;one such couple&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><u>one such couple<\/u><\/a> in the movie <em>Enough Said<\/em>, which sees James Gandolfini romancing Julia-Louis Dreyfus. What&#8217;s great about that movie is that their relationship shouldn&#8217;t work on paper (and for a time, it doesn\u2019t), but we hope that it does because they\u2019re cute together\u2026even if one of them doesn&#8217;t initially see it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And, we have a similar trajectory in the movie, <em>Adam<\/em>. Starring Hugh Dancy as the titular character, and Rose Byrne as his love interest, Beth, we again have two characters who one might not suspect would work, but do\u2026sort of. You see, Adam has Asperger\u2019s Syndrome, so social interactions are a bit difficult for him. He also has a hard time understanding why you typically wouldn\u2019t ask somebody if they were excited \u201csexually\u201d on a first date with them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That\u2019s why this movie works, because their romance flourishes\u2026until it doesn\u2019t, but I\u2019ll get to that later.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Frankie Faison sitting on a park bench with Hugh Dancy in Adam\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/oMAODVn6nVjWZ70Bpznbfw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/0ff821c75018908a367a076ce87dc6c6\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Fox Searchlight Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">The Movie Handles Autism With Sensitivity<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A good friend of mine keeps telling me that I need to watch <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/love-spectrums-co-creator-explains-232100371.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:the beloved Netflix show;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;the beloved Netflix show&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><u>the beloved Netflix show<\/u><\/a>, <em>Love on the Spectrum<\/em>, and I\u2019m sure I do. I\u2019ve heard nothing but good things about it. My friend tells me that what she really loves about it is how it shows an honest portrayal of people on the spectrum, which I feel is very important when it comes to representation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Well, Hugh Dancy himself is not autistic, but I still feel the movie handles autism with sensitivity, which I appreciate. The humor that comes across here isn\u2019t mean-spirited or at Adam\u2019s expense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Instead, it\u2019s the situations that are humorous (and charming), like when Adam gets in a space suit and washes Beth\u2019s windows at night, or when his deceased father\u2019s friend, Harlan (Frankie Faison), has lunch with him, and struggles to have a conversation. It feels genuine, and\u2026I guess fair. For the most part\u2026<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Hugh Dancy with a concerned look on his face in Adam\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Oed1_t0FQgIZfmgnFY1LVg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/4053beebc927d3c002925d68763d8ce1\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Fox Searchlight Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">It Also Shows How The World Might Look At Somebody On The Spectrum<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As I alluded to earlier, the movie swerves in a way that you might not expect. Now, I won\u2019t spoil how it concludes exactly, but I think the movie also shows how loving somebody on the spectrum might be harder than one might suspect, and how not everybody will be okay with the relationship, mostly because they just don\u2019t understand it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is why I feel diversity and representation are so important in entertainment, such as with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/spoke-pitts-tal-anderson-autism-150500553.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tal Anderson\u2019s Becca character on The Pitt;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tal Anderson\u2019s Becca character on The Pitt&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><u>Tal Anderson\u2019s Becca character on <\/u><u><em>The Pitt<\/em><\/u><\/a>. <em>Adam<\/em> does a good job of showing what a relationship between a neurodivergent person and somebody who isn\u2019t neurodivergent might look like.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is why I think you should give it a watch if you haven\u2019t seen it already. Happy Autism Acceptance Month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Fox Searchlight Pictures Outside of this website, I&#8217;m a teacher, and one thing that I love about April is that it&#8217;s Autism Awareness\/Acceptance Month. 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