Nathan Ellis (X+Y)

Nathan Ellis is a main character in the British drama movie X+Y (also known as A Brilliant Young Mind).

Character creation
The movie is based on the 2007 documentary Beautiful Young Minds, which follows the UK team for the 2006 International Mathematics Olympiad. Most of the team members have autism. Specifically, the character of Nathan Ellis is based on Daniel Lightwing. Lightwing's mother started researching Asperger syndrome after reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and he was subsequently diagnosed.

Autism
Nathan is diagnosed with autism at the beginning of the movie.