Is the Joker autistic?

Joker was not autistic, because he seemed to deeply desire social connection (most of his fantasies were surrounding connecting with others). Further, aspergers are not more violent, and often more a victim of violence.
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What disorder does Joker have?

At the start of the film, Fleck is shown to struggle with a disorder that isn't exactly specified, but is most likely to be the Pseudobulbar Affect or PBA, which is often caused by injuries or neurological conditions.
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Is Joker a psychopath or sociopath?

“His behaviour does not neatly fit into any condition. The Joker is clearly a psychopath. He has no conscience. He has no empathy for anybody.
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Does the Joker have a disability?

In “Joker,” Joaquin Phoenix plays a character with Pseudobulbar affect, a neurological impairment resulting from a brain injury. Experts say that in reality, the mentally ill are far less likely to commit violence than the general population.
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Why does the Joker lick his lips?

Entertainment Weekly reported that 'in an effort to avoid revisiting the makeup chair multiple times a day, Ledger would lick his lips to prevent them from cracking'. It added: "This soon became a character trait."
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Why is the Joker so skinny?

To get into the character of Arthur Fleck, Phoenix lost 52 pounds for the role by eating a restrictive diet that was supervised by a doctor. Phoenix said the weight loss gave him a sense of control and the confidence to dig deep into the Joker's persona.
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What disorder does Harley Quinn have?

Everyone knows Harley Quinn as the Jokers' girl, but how did she become Harley Quinn? Personality Disorder, specifically, Histrionic Personality Disorder plays a key part in Harley Quinn's life.
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What personality type is the Joker?

Which personality type was the Joker? The Joker was an unhealthy ENTP personality type. His ego was fragile, particularly when he felt threatened or there was a chance that someone made him look incompetent. He was critical of others and argumentative.
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What type of psychopath is the Joker?

In The Dark Knight, the Joker is a loner, glib, unemotional and very violent. These behavioral traits are very consistent with psychopathy.
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Does the Joker have OCD?

Joker had no anxiety symptoms. He did not present with any significant obsessive compulsive phenomenon.
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What Mental Illness Did Michael Myers have?

Michael has a disorder called catatonia. Michael Myers is sometimes disabled from moving whenever he either sits or stands. This makes sense because it explains why Michael walks after his victims rather than runs. He exhibits stupor also which is an inherited disorder.
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Why is the Joker so crazy?

The most common story involves him falling into a tank of chemical waste that bleaches his skin white and turns his hair green and lips bright red; the resulting disfigurement drives him insane. The antithesis of Batman in personality and appearance, the Joker is considered by critics to be his perfect adversary.
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Why does the Joker keep laughing?

In the film that shattered box office records over the weekend, Phoenix's sinister character explains he has a condition that causes him to laugh uncontrollably. It's called pseudobulbar affect, also known as PBA, and it's a neurological condition characterized by uncontrollable laughing and/or crying outbursts.
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Is Batman a psychopath or sociopath?

Batman displays a barrage of psychopathic tendencies, but his genuine need to save the citizens of Gotham keeps him from having an outright case of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), the diagnosable condition most associated with sociopathy.
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Is the Joker INTP?

Joker (INTP) - Persona 5 MBTI Types.
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What Zodiac is Harley Quinn?

Harley Quinn: Gemini

But some characters, no matter what, have an astrological true north, and one of those characters is Harley Quinn. One might say Harley is a… Quinntessential Gemini.
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Does the Joker have schizophrenia?

Ledger described his character as a 'psychopathic, mass-murdering, schizophrenic clown with zero empathy', and Paul Levitz, president of DC Comics in 2002–2009, said, 'I keep coming back to the way he physically incarnates madness'.
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Is Harley Quinn sexualized?

Harley Quinn's even headlined her own movie since then, yet people are still interested in taking shots at David Ayers' 2016 movie and in particular are still commenting about how Harley Quinn's overall look and outfit in the movie were overly sexualized.
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Is Harley Quinn schizophrenic?

Best known as the former girlfriend of the Joker, Harley suffers from multiple personalities, homicidal tendencies, Stockholm syndrome and possibly “shared psychotic disorder.” A survivor of domestic violence (not surprising, given her former beau), she has murdered grown-ups and kids.
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Does Joaquin Phoenix have a disability?

As Arthur Fleck, Phoenix leans into his physical features, from the scar on his upper lip (not a surgically fixed cleft, he says, but a nonsurgical scar he was born with) to his leonine gaze, sad-sack grin, and distended shoulder, which he was also born with.
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Will there be a Joker 2?

There is no release date for Joker 2 as no concrete plans for the film have been revealed. While a script is reportedly in development, that's no guarantee that production will start anytime soon - work on the first Joker script reportedly took around a year.
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What did Joaquin Phoenix eat for Joker?

Joaquin Phoenix lived on "lettuce, asparagus and apples" to slim down for 'Joker'. The Oscar-winning actor previously revealed he'd lost over 50lbs (22.6kg) for his lead role in the movie and has admitted he undertook a "horrible diet" involving just one very limited meal a day.
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Does the Joker have PTSD?

The Joker, or Jack Napier, has been casually diagnosed with a plethora of mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, dissociative identity disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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What is Joker's real name?

Jack Napier, also known as the Joker, is a fictional character introduced in the 1989 superhero film Batman, directed by Tim Burton.
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