How does somebody, who probably just views himself as “awkward,” react when he learns that there’s something more going on?
At this point, Newt’s mannerisms are a mostly incidental part of his character, but one wonders if that will continue.
Could this potentially become part of the story?
We know that the plan of the five movie arc of the Fantastic Beasts films will take the story into the 1940s, which means that it will cross the point at which autism becomes diagnosed.