Talk:Sam Puckett/@comment-3457636-20110301220752/@comment-3553219-20110506070040

I doubt it but I understand why people think so. I think Sam is too capable of interacting socially to have Aspergers. Especially since she has never been treated. I know she can be rude and dismissive to people. But more often than not she is perfectly pleasant to people she doesn't know when she first meets them. She is very tuned into social cues as far as knowing what is funny and how to get a reaction out of people (an ability people with Aspergers often lack). And while Sam isn't the most empathetic person in the world she is completely capable of empathy and has shown it in a lot of situations (lack of empathy is a huge part of AS). And she doesn't follow rules because she gets pleasure out of breaking them. She understands the rules and is capable of following them. But she gets a rush out of not doing so. I think Sam is just a kid who never had parents who taught her social cues or the ability to reign in her impulses. So she is always acting on whatever impulse she has at the moment. I also think that under it all she is just really angry and lost.