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Donnie and ADHD?

posted 14 years ago by dolphin_gurl1787
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Do you think Donnie has ADHD? I have thought about that a lot recently he can not sit still for anything and I thought he would be able to talk a little bit better by now he has been with them for 2 years but he doesn't seem to be able to speak much still. That aside his hyperactivity seems more than a kid his age I know kids are hyper at that age but Donnie just seems really different. He was with animals for a while but then again he has been with them for 2 or 3 years. What do you think? Because people with ADHD can't sit still or concentrate at all.

[–] Lost_Woods87 12 years ago

He's just a play off Tarzan and the idea of feral children. A while back psychologists took an interest in feral children (or children severely neglected to the point of being feral) and they conducted several experiments to see if they could be socialized and function in society. Donnie's behavior is mainly just to show his "wild" roots but as the show goes on he does occasionally say a few real words,use some sign language,and shows complex emotions. It would take him years (longer than 2 or 3) to break that "wild" behavior so the improvements were just slow.

[–] CartmanRocks 11 years ago

Donnie's my favorite character. He's so freaking cute!

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[–] [deleted] 8 years ago

He seems to have autism actually

[–] Furienna (3377) 5 years ago

I don't believe that you will act normal if you spent a big part of your childhood away from other humans. So there's no need to bring ADHD into this.