Video where you see the possibility that Martin suffers Asperger syndrome, arguing the most visible features in that case. No copyright infringement intended. Didactic use only. These characteristics are: 1:01 Uncapacity to translate non verbal communication given off by others -Case of Carrie Wilson, the hotel owner. -Case of Sally Tishell, the farmacist(5:00) 6:16 Lack of emotional or social reciprocity -Death of a patient. He doesn´t console or can´t console the widower, action reprimanded by his aunt. -Death of Carrie´s dog. Very similar.(9:12) -No responde to his aunt´s hugs.(9:44) -Idem with PC Penhale when the policeman thinks that will die soon(10:14 ) -He criticizes the delay rather appreciating her moral support at a time of mourning.(10:30) -He´s not used to social life, as we can see(10:44) -Refusal to be PC Mylow´s best man(11:14) -Refusal to invitation for PC Penhale´s birthday party(11:42) -Situation of self-isolation as Peter Cronk(12:05) -He doesn´t understand why and how he must be congenial(12:28) 12:52 Lack of straight eye contact 13:32 Literal interpretations and miscomprehension of nuance on verbal communication, incapacity to understand sarcasms, ironies, etc. -Irony of a patient about her relationship(13:35) -Sarcasms of Bert about his problems(13:47) -Joke about a calcium formation(14:12) -Irony of Joan about the brake light of her pick-up(14:24) -Sarcasm of Elaine about the delay with the computer(14:38) -Joke of Louisa when Martin wets her accidentally(14:50) -Joke of Louisa about the reason because she came to the surgery(15:07) -Rhetorical comment about the sensation of feeling older because of becoming a grandmother.(15:18) -Rhetorical question answered as a medical consultation(15:34) 15:57 One-sided verbosity and restricted prosody on verbal communication -Explanation about the origin of his haemophobia(16:01) -Explanation to two taxidermists about the origin of their illnesses(16:12) -Explanation to a girl about the risk of suffering skin cancer(16:40) -Explanation to a fisherman about his medical problems(16:56) 17:18 Preocupation with one or more narrow interest which are abnormal in intensity or focus -Clocks(17:22) -Medicine(18:58) -Explanation about effects of alcohol in the organism when he is invited to drink(19:03) -Explanation about empty calories on Louisa´s body at her age(19:28) -Medical indications to a paramedic when this one knows how to do his job(19:44) -Reading of a medical article to his baby(20:04) -Speaking about health care at her aunt´s funeral(20:52) -Finding a deformation on his newborn son´s head(21:47) 22:26 Lack of knowledge about social limits and rules -First meeting between Martin and Louisa in the plane(22:30) -Possible melanoma watched in an unorthodox way(23:04) -Medical comment on her breath after kissing(23:51) 25:04 Difficulties to telling lies or hiding truth -Conversation with his aunt about he does not tell convenient lies (25:07) -Straight insult to Adrian Pitts, who asked him a favour.(25:48) 26:11 Ingenuousness 26:35 Use of logics and reasoning in an excessive way -Reason of communicating to Louisa´s mother the pregnancy(26:38) -Critics by make fuel for the taxi in an artesanal way(27:10) -Definition of bedside manner(27:30) -Bedtime story about a talking fire engine(28:08) -If love can´t arrive so early, so she must suffer a disorder(28:41) 29:43 Physical clumsiness. Problems with motor skills and dexterity 31:41 Conclusions

• published: 14 Mar 2013
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