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Dexter: is Dexter Morgan autistic representation?

I've been binge-watching 'Dexter' for a few days, and I gotta say, the amount of autistic traits I see in him are high. The only thing I've heard of him online is boys saying they relate to him cause he's 'emotionless,' which is a common accusation towards autistic people. 

I believe he is, I wanna hear others thoughts on him. 


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The way I see it is that Dexter's behavior is driven by his sociopathy, not autism. He does show traits like struggling with social cues and forming connections, but those are due to his trauma and his "Dark Passenger," not a neurodivergent lens. I don't even think he has autistic traits. Because everything he does is explained by his psychopathy.


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