Redmayne believes that Scamander has Asperger's but would not have been diagnosed because the term was not widely used during his lifetime. It's important to note that Asperger's is now considered to be part of the autism spectrum and is not a term that is used on its own anymore.
It's unknown if Newt Scamander definitely has autism, but several signs show that he does. Rumors have spread that Newt Scamander, the famed fictional writer in Fantastic Beasts, is autistic. Some of these have been accepted within the autism community for two distinct reasons.
Since that time, it has been discounted as a symptom of autism rather than its distinct disorder. The writer of the Fantastic Beasts series, J.K. Rowling has never publicly stated that Newt has autism or was written to be autistic.
He hunches, seems skittish around people, and often avoids eye contact. All of this anti-social behavior falls in line with Newt's introverted personality, but one Reddit user has a different theory. Newt acts this way because he approaches people the same way he approaches animals.
He hunches in a little, tilts his head down, avoids eye contact. At times he even seems to stoop to be lower than them. This isn't an odd personal mannerism- not entirely anyway. This is the habit of a zoologist who is used to avoiding dominance displays and showing submission.
Initially, Newt Scamander was only mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as the author of the book Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, which was used as a textbook for Care of Magical Creatures by Harry Potter and his classmates.
J.K. Rowling did not explicitly write the character of Luna Lovegood as a person with Asperger's. But because she is a good writer, she created a character with a distinct personality that is also familiar in many ways.
He's Luna Lovegood's grandfather-in-law
Luna Lovegood ends up marrying Rolf Scamander, who is Newt's grandson. If grandson is anything like his grandfather — which is quite likely, as both are magizoologists — that means we can expect Newt to be a bit of an eccentric. His family history supports this.
Because Newt is 29 years old and the oldest we see Harry do magic is 17. We also usually only see Harry practicing magic in school or using defensive spells whereas Newt is using practical spells beyond what you would use in school. Well, in the books we do see a lot more than in the movies.
He usually tilts his head down and hunches a bit. Newt doesn't act like this because he's an oddball. His nature as a magizoologist is just accustomed to avoiding displays of dominance when approaching a magical creature. So he uses his body language to convey that he is harmless.
Eddie Redmayne, who plays the beloved Newt Scamander in the “Fantastic Beasts” films, said he believes Scamander is on the autism spectrum.
However, one theory justifies Newt's appearance on the Marauder's Map. It is possible that Newt may have been in Hogwarts to try to save Buckbeak, the hippogriff, from execution. This makes sense given Newt's background and the Harry Potter timeline.
However, Tina's and Newt's relationship became strained when a magazine erroneously printed that Newt was engaged to his former lover Leta Lestrange.
He embodies all the best qualities of Hufflepuff House – he's kind, modest, and loyal. In Fantastic Beasts and the Crimes of Grindelwald, Rowling highlights Newt's best features by contrasting him to Theseus (the traditional hero).
Fandom. James Dashner confirmed that Newt is gay.
Newt Scamander was an extraordinary wizard. Not to mention, his unique connection and friendship with magical beasts alone would give him the upper hand against the Dark Lord.
However, for this reason, Newt is more compelling than Harry. Even by his first appearance, the young magizoologist has traveled to places like Egypt and Africa in his pursuit of magical creatures. He's also past his Hogwarts days, becoming Dumbledore's favorite student.
We know that Snape's mother, Eileen Prince, was disowned from her family because she married a muggle, Tobias Snape. Had Queenie been Tobias' mother, he'd have been either a squib or a wizard, and he was neither.
No. You do realize that Hagrid is his surname and that his first name is Rubeus, right? If Newt Scamander were his father, then his name would be Rubeus Scamander. Not to mention that Hagrid stated that his father died while he was still a student, while Newt was still alive in the 1990's.
Newton Artemis Fido "Newt" Scamander is a half-blood or pure blood wizard who is a framed magizoologist and the main protagonist of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them franchise.
Eddie Redmayne himself has said in interviews that he feels that Newt probably has Asperger's syndrome based on how JK Rowling described Newt's mannerisms to him, but would have unlikely been diagnosed as the films take place in the 1920's long before Kanner and Asperger first published their work on autism.
Luna Lovegood
Luna Lovegood, from J.K. Rowling's beloved Harry Potter series, is a dreamy example of inattentive ADHD. Even when captured by members of the Inquisitorial Squad, she stares out the window, distracted.
“Schizotypal personality disorder
Luna Lovegood is known for being a little out there. As you can see from the top picture of her, she has a very unorthodox way of dressing. It is a magical world of magic, but even in the books and in the universe itself she was “weird”.