Christopher McCandless

Labels, labels, labels. No he wasn't Autistic. Give me a break. How does anyone draw that conclusion from a photograph or two and or the fact that he left without saying goodbye to his parents meant there must be something wrong with him? Just because it doesn't add up to YOUR ideals doesn't mean t...

Your insight is fascinating as I had never thought of Chris as being autistic. It is certainly possible, but I think his parents or sister would have released that information by now... Autism, particularly at the milder end of the spectrum, often goes undiagnosed... It can just be interpreted as '...

I think it's really upsetting that people are talking about autism as a negative thing... As though the idea that Chris was autistic detracts from him as a person... Horrible! I think he definitely had some form of autism, at the milder end of the spectrum. I find it inexplicable that people admire ...