“Writers can say no, but Sheldon sure has a lot of the same traits”: Jim Parsons Went Against The Big Bang Theory Writers Who Didn’t Want to Accept Sheldon Has a Developmental Disorder
Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed While it was never explicitly explained if Sheldon was on the spectrum or not, there were several instances throughoutThe Big Bang Theory‘s 12-season run that alluded to it. Reflecting on this subject, Chuck Lorre, showrunner of the Jim Parsons-led sitcom, explained his reasoning for being against putting that label on the character. Although the writers of the acclaimed sitcom had their fair share of reasons to leave things ambiguous, according to the lead, Sheldon most probably had Asperger’s Syndrome....