While Dalí is considered a Surrealist, his fellow Surrealists—many of them communists—tried to expel him from their movement early in his career over his fascist sympathies. In 1934, the “father of Surrealism,” writer André Breton, called members of the movement to his apartment in Paris.

Why was Dali expelled?

1922 Enters the San Fernando Academy of Art in Madrid. 1923 Dalí is expelled for one year from the San Fernando Academy for criticizing his lecturers and causing dissent amongst the student population. ... Dalí is permanently expelled from the San Fernando Academy for subversive behavior.

What mental disorder did Salvador Dali have?

One possibility would be to study Dali's DNA for clues to his artistic genius. Perhaps he had a mild form of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder which fuelled his creativity.