Do patrick and his whole family has the Down syndrome retard with autism?

>>148974640 (OP)
i dont think you understand downs if you think patrick has it
hes just stupid for comedy's sake

He's a starfish
Starfish literally don't have brains
Hillenburg was a marine biologist

did you know there's a disease that makes starfish just fall apart and turn to mush
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_star_wasting_disease

>>148974664
Ironically starfish have an actual nervous system, unlike sponges

>>148975122
True, but Spongebob is naive and also can't feel pain so I feel like that's been accounted for as well.