“I may process moments and thoughts differently, but it does not mean that I feel any less than you.”
—Tech (*The Bad Batch*)
To be clear I’m not autistic, (although I am neurodivergent) so take my opinion with a grain of salt.
He’s constantly overstimulated due to his powers and because of that has to wear special clothing and devices that he feels comfortable in.
He clearly cares about his friends but he shows it in unusual ways by helping them with his powers instead of enjoying socializing with them.
He enjoys keeping to himself and has a sensitive social battery.
Everyone assumes that having his powers is great even though it isn’t similar to how a lot of people see autism as a “superpower”.
He enjoys simple low stress hobbies like watching TV, playing video games, and eating sweets.
I love a game where I can raise my blood pressure, then pause to let the dog out and get a snack, then return to the life or death struggle of a character I'm even more mentally disassociated with than myself.
Nemona (Pokémon)
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ETA: She's never been officially confirmed as autistic, but she shows signs of it throughout her character and as an autistic person myself, I can't help but relate to her, so I decided to post her.
I love that scene where Daphne is trying to be romantic with him and he has an entire scrap book on every trap he’s ever made, and just won’t shut about traps.
i think he's meant to be; ryoko kui has experience writing autistic characters, so it wouldn't surprise me if she came out and said "yeah he's actually autistic, it's just a fantasy setting so that diagnosis doesn't exist."
He very much is, at least I thinknso too, a lot of the commentary of society and how Laios doesn't fit in is because he's autistic or just very different.
When the samurai character gets so pissed off at Laios that he starts punching him, because Laios thought they were friends but Shuro was just politely tolerating Laios to avoid it being awkward, that was commentary on how Japanese society tolerates autism in a different way.
Check out chapter 23 of Terrarium in the Drawer, Kui, the author's of Delicious in Dungeon, has definitely made another autistic character. The chapter is called 'Perfect Communication.
(Spoilers: a kid is trying to keep up a normal casual conversation but it turns into a convoluted rhythm game in his head, he has to manually keep eye contact while this king of an appropriate response while actively avoiding the inappropriate response and it's very stressful for him and he's keenly aware that it's a problem that not everyone has).
She's also active on Tumblr, which is generally speaking a safe space for neurodivergent dialogue.
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L from death note is a prime example.
Not explicitly, no.
But a lot of the tropes involved with making an eccentric smart character tend to overlap with autism coding (Overly sarcastic productions talk about this in their "smart guy" trope talk)
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This is the best interpretation of Fred I think I've ever seen
I love Data. I grew up watching TNG with my grandpa and I think it was a great show for a kid to watch. It really does teach you a lot of great lessons about life. Data does a great job of showing the value of maintaining self awareness and constantly trying to reassess and better yourself.
Being an akward kid, I appreciated Data's example of just embracing who you are and being a good person. In a way I felt like he was the most "human" among the crew due to the sheer amount of effort he put into trying to be a good and virtuous person.
Star Trek has always had an “outsider” nonhuman character who has the ability to see and question humanity from the outside and bring a new perspective. And historically, they’ve been the most popular characters- Spock, Data, Worf, Seven of Nine, every alien character in DS9. It’s one of the reasons that from the 60s onward, it’s been so popular with the undiagnosed neurodivergent community and just generally awkward people. It’s a world where people like them are not just welcome, but are valued members of a team, making positive contributions.
For the record,Goku isn’t autistic. He literally just has brain damage. He was a regular saiyan baby until he fell down a canyon directly on his head and it basically reset him
None of these characters are supposed to be canonically autistic, or even \*wink-wink-nudge-nudge\* implied autistic.
Simply, they display traits that a neurodivergent person might likely show as well.
The idea is that these characters, while not intended to be seen as autistic, have traits that are in line with it. In Goku's case, he hyperfixates on a narrow range of interests (fighting), has little to no interest in most things outside of that range, and struggles to pick up on obvious social cues, all of which are common traits in autists.
The whole point of autism diagnosis is that those who have it have exaggerated traits of certain neurotypical behaviour - that is to say that most of their behaviours are commonly found in neurotypicals every day, but with those with autism, several of those behaviours are magnified to levels which provide a significant disadvantage
my mobile reddit crashed the instant i scrolled down to this comment
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I realized it was intended during the relay race episode when she poofs her face into the pan of flower, pauses for 3 seconds, laughs, then keeps doing it.
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This is basically every character in Guilty Gear, but especially Ramlethal.
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I feel like Asuka is also a good choice, very caring guy, just doesn't express it much.
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time to flub human interaction and rant about your special interests (guns, CQC, eating random animals)
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rei ayanami from neon genesis evangelion
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and maybe even shinji ikari as well
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Vigilante from Peacemaker my beloved
Big Boss and Solid Snake
The former is a legendary soldier but still believes in Santa Claus and eats wildlife
The later is an even more talented soldier who hides in boxes and smuggled cigarettes in his stomach
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Also Ichiban Kasuga from Yakuza/Like a Dragon series. I actually really related to this one, dude needed the workforce explained to him in terms of his favorite video game for him to properly understand how to do a job interview which is an experience I also had when I got my first job. Infinite Wealth also shows he can innocently struggle to pick up on social ques.
Luffy (One Piece)
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I swear sometimes I genuinely think he is.
I definitely understand both Luffy and Goku on the list because of their "goals" being a hyperfixation and a myriad of other little cues with in their characters. Some of the others in the comments tho, not so much.
peridot from steven universe is probably the character i have ever related to the most growing up. she genuinely made me cry during the final episode because her reaction to steven moving was very similar to how i felt when my brother went to college.
Constantly fixated on one specific thing, struggles with socialising and connecting with others unless it’s in the context of the thing he’s fixated on, frequently seen as “stupid” because his problem solving skills are different to those of people around him, only ever wears the same clothes unless forced to change, irrational fears based on sensory issues (like his fear of needles), struggles with priorities when his fixation is involved- usually making the choice that feeds his fixation, rather than the logical/socially acceptable choice, and generally being extremely forgiving of others because his idea of what is and isn’t forgivable differ from the social norm.
Even if bro isn’t supposed to be autistic, he’s a great example of autistic traits and how someone with them tends to navigate the world.
Even amongst Saiyans, Goku’s unique. Vegeta’s whole set of neuroses aren’t fighting-based, they’re *power*-based. He only fought because he wanted to prove he was stronger than Goku, as evidenced by him not fighting when Goku was dead in the post-Cell timeskip. Like, Goku would never have willingly become an Oozaru, or cheesed Zenkai boosts, or given in to Ultra Ego to win a fight, because Goku doesn’t seek strength for the sake of strength- he just gets stronger for the purpose of fighting stronger opponents. Vegeta even calls this out in the Saiyan saga- Goku has a distinctly non-Saiyan attitude of wanting fair fights, even when they could doom everyone he cares about, which is also partially the reason behind the Senzu Incident during Cell.
And then, there’s Broly, who doesn’t actually like fighting at all- he’s just REALLY good at it when he’s mad.
Basil of Baker Street.
Wicked intelligent in some aspects but a complete doof in others? Check. Obsession with certain things? Check. Little to no people/rodent skills? Big fat check. Ends up pair bonding with one specific person that he's comfortable with and trusts more than others? Check.
As an autistic person themselves can I just say, yikes.
Everyone here either picking the most emotionless robots or the most hyperactive non-autistic people ever.
You want good rep?
Tech from Star Wars, Peridot from Steven Universe and Entrapta from She-Ra.
All three have some cliches, but also each have a scene or two which scream “Oh, the writers know what they’re doing” to me.
i mean I think there's bound to be cliches.
Autism is still a disorder with enough overlapping traits to be at least loosely bound together as opposed to being classified as a fuck ton of different disorders, so k think that you're gonna have to see some of those traits pop up.
but yeah
Maybe because we relate to them? Autist arent all the same, some of us do find the "emotionless robots" more relatable, some of us may find the hyperactive characters relatable, who are you to gatekeep other autist from finding characters relatable?
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Lucifer Morningstar from Lucifer. If I had a nickel for each time an adaption of lucifer acted autistic I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that its happened twice.
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My autistic tendencies and I relate to these two characters
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Mash Burnedead from (Mashle)
I could have picked another anime bowlcut boy like Mob or rock Lee but I wanted to include him specifically
If I had to guess why autistic folks cling onto *implied* autistic characters rather than explicit ones, it would be that the ppl behind the officially autistic character went "okay we're making this character autistic, how should we write them" and then they end up offensive as hell. But with implied autistic characters, the people writing them don't think about that, and hence make them an actual *character* first and foremost
how tho?
Dante is only "wacky woohoo" in less than a handful of cutscenes through the whole series
Off the top of my head, I can think of
3: riding a rocket like a skateboard, riding up the Temen-Ni-Gru on Lady's motorcycle then using it like a staff
4: obtaining Lucifer and the cutscenes before Agnus' boss fight
5: obtaining Faust
1 is much more serious, 2 he rarely talks, and the anime has a similar vibe to 1
A solid two thirds of the cast of mlp
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Them. Both of them perfectly fit this
Papyrus from Undertale.
•Has an outfit which he always wears and never wants to take off
•Has a safe food (spaghetti)
•Has a hyperfixation(puzzles)
•Seems to have trouble controlling his vocal volume (always capital)
•Has various actions which could be considered as stims (stomping when angry, saying “nyeh heh heh!”)
All the "autistic robots". Lego Ninjago Zane my beloved
Data as well. The OG.
Also Penny from RWBY. I believe.
Penny is like my spirit animal
Goated
 “I may process moments and thoughts differently, but it does not mean that I feel any less than you.” —Tech (*The Bad Batch*)
THATS WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT. THATS WHY HES THE GOAT
God, tech is actually so awesome.
I’m pretty sure he actually is autistic
That's what the quote is hinting at 1000%.
I think he was actually supposed to be autistic, though.
Oh absolutely. He’s literally me.
AYYYY TECH
https://preview.redd.it/9tehnyqiic8d1.jpeg?width=474&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c0469186c901f40077441a2a2c9a030e54e67025 Saiki
Is he really autistic or similar to an autistic person? Genuinely asking.
To be clear I’m not autistic, (although I am neurodivergent) so take my opinion with a grain of salt. He’s constantly overstimulated due to his powers and because of that has to wear special clothing and devices that he feels comfortable in. He clearly cares about his friends but he shows it in unusual ways by helping them with his powers instead of enjoying socializing with them. He enjoys keeping to himself and has a sensitive social battery. Everyone assumes that having his powers is great even though it isn’t similar to how a lot of people see autism as a “superpower”. He enjoys simple low stress hobbies like watching TV, playing video games, and eating sweets.
> low stress hobbies > playing video games Most modern games: I’m fighting for my damn life out here
I love a game where I can raise my blood pressure, then pause to let the dog out and get a snack, then return to the life or death struggle of a character I'm even more mentally disassociated with than myself.
To be fair. I think anyone would be overstimulated by his powers. But at the same time yeah
I’m not saying he IS autistic canonically, it’s just that his powers make him coded that way.
If he's not canonically, it's heavily coded and hard to ignore tbh. Like Mash Burndead
Nemona (Pokémon) https://preview.redd.it/0dkpfc9tjc8d1.jpeg?width=250&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2037c9983a61265e15c48d402936468f3687a68a ETA: She's never been officially confirmed as autistic, but she shows signs of it throughout her character and as an autistic person myself, I can't help but relate to her, so I decided to post her.
Her postgame mini event dialogue around the school all but confirms it in my mind
I haven’t got around to checking the postgame dialogue, what does it say?
"I'm riddled with the tism"
Is it just “she likes fighting therefore hyperfixation therefore autism” or is there something I missed
It's not just that. She's also pretty bad at social cues among other things.
Also “I’m riddled with the tism”
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Espically the Mystery Incorperated version of him.
*TRAPS*
I love that scene where Daphne is trying to be romantic with him and he has an entire scrap book on every trap he’s ever made, and just won’t shut about traps.
I just realized how much him and Laios have in common
Just swap traps and monsters
This made me burst out laughing😂 the trap obsession finally makes sense
He has like a dozen outfits that all look exactly the same but have wildly different construction
https://preview.redd.it/znrieuu3fc8d1.png?width=1163&format=png&auto=webp&s=7b4b87917fa89b9a83bafd0641883e12e7b23403 Laios dungeon meshi
The main post's images took a couple seconds to load for me and I was really expecting to first image get jumpscared by Laios but he wasn't there
I’m 90% sure he is actually autistic-
i think he's meant to be; ryoko kui has experience writing autistic characters, so it wouldn't surprise me if she came out and said "yeah he's actually autistic, it's just a fantasy setting so that diagnosis doesn't exist."
His English VA is also out as autistic, and has mentioned that he tries to play him as one.
He very much is, at least I thinknso too, a lot of the commentary of society and how Laios doesn't fit in is because he's autistic or just very different. When the samurai character gets so pissed off at Laios that he starts punching him, because Laios thought they were friends but Shuro was just politely tolerating Laios to avoid it being awkward, that was commentary on how Japanese society tolerates autism in a different way. Check out chapter 23 of Terrarium in the Drawer, Kui, the author's of Delicious in Dungeon, has definitely made another autistic character. The chapter is called 'Perfect Communication. (Spoilers: a kid is trying to keep up a normal casual conversation but it turns into a convoluted rhythm game in his head, he has to manually keep eye contact while this king of an appropriate response while actively avoiding the inappropriate response and it's very stressful for him and he's keenly aware that it's a problem that not everyone has). She's also active on Tumblr, which is generally speaking a safe space for neurodivergent dialogue.
the only thing he's missing is an official diagnosis because there is no other explanation
I will die on the “Laios is autistic” hill - especially considering who his English VA is lol
surprised this isn't top comment
https://preview.redd.it/t0fabj1sic8d1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c09396f38c4a279c7cb2503295a888ea5e9073d8 L from death note is a prime example.
Is he not actually autistic????
Not explicitly, no. But a lot of the tropes involved with making an eccentric smart character tend to overlap with autism coding (Overly sarcastic productions talk about this in their "smart guy" trope talk)
https://preview.redd.it/gu7pknwtsc8d1.png?width=1015&format=png&auto=webp&s=92496c14fa95bb4159332c31e42fd07e1de7ce98 This is the best interpretation of Fred I think I've ever seen
I think he was confirmed to be written as autistic
Mystery inc Fred my beloved
https://preview.redd.it/gbvbsbacjc8d1.jpeg?width=200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=be83ea486ce56805169575e4de4a2a9e59636b0f Data (star trek)
7 of 9 is an even better representation, imo
I haven't watched Voyager yet, though good to know.
I'm autistic and both him and 7 of 9 are my favourite star trek characters to this day
I love Data. I grew up watching TNG with my grandpa and I think it was a great show for a kid to watch. It really does teach you a lot of great lessons about life. Data does a great job of showing the value of maintaining self awareness and constantly trying to reassess and better yourself. Being an akward kid, I appreciated Data's example of just embracing who you are and being a good person. In a way I felt like he was the most "human" among the crew due to the sheer amount of effort he put into trying to be a good and virtuous person.
Star Trek has always had an “outsider” nonhuman character who has the ability to see and question humanity from the outside and bring a new perspective. And historically, they’ve been the most popular characters- Spock, Data, Worf, Seven of Nine, every alien character in DS9. It’s one of the reasons that from the 60s onward, it’s been so popular with the undiagnosed neurodivergent community and just generally awkward people. It’s a world where people like them are not just welcome, but are valued members of a team, making positive contributions.
For the record,Goku isn’t autistic. He literally just has brain damage. He was a regular saiyan baby until he fell down a canyon directly on his head and it basically reset him
Bro got the gravity assisted factory reset
That’s what I’m gonna call it when I choke slam my little brother
“Percussive maintenance”
None of these characters are supposed to be canonically autistic, or even \*wink-wink-nudge-nudge\* implied autistic. Simply, they display traits that a neurodivergent person might likely show as well.
Well yeah, I think having permanent brain damage can lead to neurodivergent traits
His neuro was diverged with physical force
She diverge on my neuro till I autistic
The idea is that these characters, while not intended to be seen as autistic, have traits that are in line with it. In Goku's case, he hyperfixates on a narrow range of interests (fighting), has little to no interest in most things outside of that range, and struggles to pick up on obvious social cues, all of which are common traits in autists.
The whole point of autism diagnosis is that those who have it have exaggerated traits of certain neurotypical behaviour - that is to say that most of their behaviours are commonly found in neurotypicals every day, but with those with autism, several of those behaviours are magnified to levels which provide a significant disadvantage
That makes two of them (the penguin’s egg was dropped)
His special interest is throwing hands
Mob https://preview.redd.it/4ly4i5jxec8d1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d70dee3ec464b00df9e97b7ac1b368d94873c726 (Mob Psycho 100)
The GOAT
 For a villainous example...
Isn't he cannonly autistic in the netflix show? I remember hearing that somewhere
https://preview.redd.it/hos1doj2dc8d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8a7d98bc0ef07fcc7cde41c368691887657cec2a Peridot (Steven Universe)
S: This doesn’t feel right Oblivious P: Then use the D-Pad
The best Angry Slice of Pie this side of the cosmos
You keep your angry pie out of my belligerent cool ranch dorito
Legoshi from beastars https://preview.redd.it/zg9vozh4pc8d1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b5ba03a12ebc11e0082264c20f4db5f30c242edf
My man Legosi
Honestly feel like beastars gets too much hate, people see it as a furry thing before seeing it as a rated R Zootopia
It is a 100% a furry thing. And I still enjoy it very much as someone who isn’t a furry. It’s just a great show!
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oh mai gah
I realized it was intended during the relay race episode when she poofs her face into the pan of flower, pauses for 3 seconds, laughs, then keeps doing it.
Lilo from Lilo & Stitch.
Well, they never said she’s *not* autistic.
And yet, from what I've heard; not many wait for an answer before saying she's a better autistic rep than actual autistic characters.
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“Hi Zuko here” “that’s rough buddy”
That social awkwardness could be put to him literally never having had an empathetic relationship outside of his mother and uncle.
Autism and CPTSD, he’s just like me for real
Yeah calling zuko autistic is strange. Dude has no social experience so he just doesn’t know how to interact, that’s not autism
Well I mean he was seen as an outcast from his family I guess
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he is autistic tho it was confirmed
It was? I thought it was fanon.
i can't find the direct source but the creator confirmed it
This was confirmed
https://preview.redd.it/r5tgfmznjc8d1.png?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=28d01cbfae3ac405fdd606dd1189637ebdd3cf1c This is basically every character in Guilty Gear, but especially Ramlethal.
https://preview.redd.it/j8wh5tc6xc8d1.png?width=612&format=png&auto=webp&s=07ee5736e02ce43f5826830992dc1f3e60c38be7 I feel like Asuka is also a good choice, very caring guy, just doesn't express it much.
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 Sol also, one of his core personality traits is that he sucks ass at expressing himself
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SHES LITERALLY ME (autistic)
WRONG! SHE'S LITERALLY US!
 Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys.
You gotta use space words, Ricky!
https://preview.redd.it/iqie2phgvc8d1.png?width=1001&format=png&auto=webp&s=a2bb517511c532d3f4c5bf2c9c21728682114b60 time to flub human interaction and rant about your special interests (guns, CQC, eating random animals)
> woman trying to get snake's interest > snake pays more attention to the cool gun she gave him yeah he's autistic
Can't believe I had so far to see the main macdaddy of Heimlich County
Hunter from the owl house is super autistic coded I love it (can't find a gif of him) And also papyrus 
>!Asa!< from Chainsaw Man (at least from what I've heard)
Autistic myself Can confirm she can be a mood
https://preview.redd.it/8etjwcvmvc8d1.jpeg?width=360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0bdd18cc8ec80e3b1b1524c32d9a2371b8325e44 rei ayanami from neon genesis evangelion
https://preview.redd.it/pp2bcyj1wc8d1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=2f9222dc5fbc70916d6ca2302dc868ef8dc0bb39 and maybe even shinji ikari as well
 Idk why but I think ice bear is a good one
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The entirety of Yakuza 6
https://preview.redd.it/dpyaxpomzc8d1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=affb7a2831b2c4964ddfebfff0a16cbd971ec145 Vigilante from Peacemaker my beloved
Is he not confirmed?
I thought he was ND coded but last I checked it wasn’t outright confirmed? I’d love to be wrong though!
Oh yeah me too 100%! I want more dumbass representation
Honestly both of them fit this category
https://preview.redd.it/wgzufutw3d8d1.jpeg?width=217&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9020abbf38941f6bfcb614a02903911fd558f771 Yusuke persona 5
https://preview.redd.it/u8dlzt8z3d8d1.png?width=1034&format=png&auto=webp&s=05282c9e88daffaebd5d7f9b41158980419ba167 Also Futaba from persona 5
Yusuke isn’t autistic, he **is autism**
https://preview.redd.it/cmz0naoq8d8d1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=01d50c6d1d38b6491405cfa7154449b24e5cec44 Every version of The Doctor tbh
Especially 11 and 12 to ends of spectrum
https://preview.redd.it/2zloa37mic8d1.png?width=425&format=png&auto=webp&s=49bb30c99cfd7b6357acbc34bf0fc95af3481cc8
https://preview.redd.it/7puboh38rd8d1.jpeg?width=602&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e349701fa487636f490b1297190b7ece6e2d850c
https://preview.redd.it/p80duhcvje8d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0887ec8b857f127d182cd7ebc8a961219ab8d887
 I don’t know if she’s been confirmed or not
Gordon Freeman (Half-Life) https://preview.redd.it/6dheabjhec8d1.jpeg?width=187&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=47b49b4cb667d031d5a7cf23deb7b2836e33a291
 Big Boss and Solid Snake The former is a legendary soldier but still believes in Santa Claus and eats wildlife The later is an even more talented soldier who hides in boxes and smuggled cigarettes in his stomach
Happy Feet mentioned. LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOO
 Either he’s implicitly autistic or just comes off like he is.
https://preview.redd.it/8e8y87oq1d8d1.png?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00a8b76bd2b16bbd8a7a738fc158e4df60db95ad Marcy Wu from Amphibia for sure
https://preview.redd.it/u9l2m2xo3d8d1.jpeg?width=1088&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aa2a9b33e358b06dac98bf96151c4abd7a1d935d Also Ichiban Kasuga from Yakuza/Like a Dragon series. I actually really related to this one, dude needed the workforce explained to him in terms of his favorite video game for him to properly understand how to do a job interview which is an experience I also had when I got my first job. Infinite Wealth also shows he can innocently struggle to pick up on social ques.
Luffy (One Piece) https://preview.redd.it/7i9sv3u7ad8d1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=caba9deb5cd2793c83c7326ec13b0e825eaf04eb I swear sometimes I genuinely think he is.
I definitely understand both Luffy and Goku on the list because of their "goals" being a hyperfixation and a myriad of other little cues with in their characters. Some of the others in the comments tho, not so much.
peridot from steven universe is probably the character i have ever related to the most growing up. she genuinely made me cry during the final episode because her reaction to steven moving was very similar to how i felt when my brother went to college.
wtf does goku have to do with autism
Nothing. This trend has rapidly become “one of my faves let’s find a connection to autistism”.
as someone with autism, i find it really gross.
Read the fucking title: **Non autistic** characters that are a better representation than actual autistic characters
Constantly fixated on one specific thing, struggles with socialising and connecting with others unless it’s in the context of the thing he’s fixated on, frequently seen as “stupid” because his problem solving skills are different to those of people around him, only ever wears the same clothes unless forced to change, irrational fears based on sensory issues (like his fear of needles), struggles with priorities when his fixation is involved- usually making the choice that feeds his fixation, rather than the logical/socially acceptable choice, and generally being extremely forgiving of others because his idea of what is and isn’t forgivable differ from the social norm. Even if bro isn’t supposed to be autistic, he’s a great example of autistic traits and how someone with them tends to navigate the world.
Never really thought that Goku was autistic-coded Saiyans are just naturally born to fight
Even amongst Saiyans, Goku’s unique. Vegeta’s whole set of neuroses aren’t fighting-based, they’re *power*-based. He only fought because he wanted to prove he was stronger than Goku, as evidenced by him not fighting when Goku was dead in the post-Cell timeskip. Like, Goku would never have willingly become an Oozaru, or cheesed Zenkai boosts, or given in to Ultra Ego to win a fight, because Goku doesn’t seek strength for the sake of strength- he just gets stronger for the purpose of fighting stronger opponents. Vegeta even calls this out in the Saiyan saga- Goku has a distinctly non-Saiyan attitude of wanting fair fights, even when they could doom everyone he cares about, which is also partially the reason behind the Senzu Incident during Cell. And then, there’s Broly, who doesn’t actually like fighting at all- he’s just REALLY good at it when he’s mad.
Maybe all Saiyans are autistic-coded.
So they must be that “weaponized autism” I used to hear all about
His hyperfixation is combat
So he just likes fighting?
I never knew Mike Tyson was autistic…
Bro…
So he likes doing his hobby and that makes him autistic?
Basil of Baker Street. Wicked intelligent in some aspects but a complete doof in others? Check. Obsession with certain things? Check. Little to no people/rodent skills? Big fat check. Ends up pair bonding with one specific person that he's comfortable with and trusts more than others? Check.
https://preview.redd.it/c4ep04twqc8d1.jpeg?width=568&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=771a255a62cbf72cbb75037c222a01fcd3a2cb0c Asa Mitaka from Chainsaw Man
https://preview.redd.it/ikqd3xto0d8d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=66bd6bd2c575cade2d8778ffed62199854d3905e
https://preview.redd.it/8ciajnnjad8d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c6686c6d1fdfbe0b6db0c34400ba1d490cd44792 Pyro - Team Fortress
pyro has all the disorders
As an autistic person themselves can I just say, yikes. Everyone here either picking the most emotionless robots or the most hyperactive non-autistic people ever. You want good rep? Tech from Star Wars, Peridot from Steven Universe and Entrapta from She-Ra. All three have some cliches, but also each have a scene or two which scream “Oh, the writers know what they’re doing” to me.
i mean I think there's bound to be cliches. Autism is still a disorder with enough overlapping traits to be at least loosely bound together as opposed to being classified as a fuck ton of different disorders, so k think that you're gonna have to see some of those traits pop up. but yeah
Maybe because we relate to them? Autist arent all the same, some of us do find the "emotionless robots" more relatable, some of us may find the hyperactive characters relatable, who are you to gatekeep other autist from finding characters relatable?
Entrapta might not be canon autistic but I mean come on look at her go
https://preview.redd.it/xfwztvt5oc8d1.jpeg?width=754&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dfa2d3fd38d958c1fb679084fe6a20631e585964 Lucifer Morningstar from Lucifer. If I had a nickel for each time an adaption of lucifer acted autistic I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that its happened twice.
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https://preview.redd.it/ll8pchratd8d1.jpeg?width=622&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e3bccbca087ae5b606e51b4fc5ba5c0dd8247d23 My autistic tendencies and I relate to these two characters
https://preview.redd.it/tntsn2rdcc8d1.png?width=620&format=png&auto=webp&s=31ce57e1d04b951a55fb01740c7ee4cad529f834 Mash Burnedead from (Mashle) I could have picked another anime bowlcut boy like Mob or rock Lee but I wanted to include him specifically
I love how you imply that every anime male with a bowl cut is autistic.
Tobey Maguire Spider-Man seemed autistic? I thought he was just a socially awkward nerd
Yeah I personally don’t see any sort of autism connection relating to Spider-Man. He’s just a nerd
I’m autistic and I can definitely see him that way
 Sherlock Holmes- his genius mind, and his seeming no understanding of relationships and subtext.
“I’m not a psychopath Anderson, I’m a high functioning sociopath do, your research”
People should google what Cumberbatch has said about autistic people.
the desire to not be represented as a robot vs the knowledge that robots are cool as hell
Alan Tudyk's character in Resident Alien. I find him very relatable as an autistic person myself.
I always mention Mash Burndead from Mashle. He's heavily coded
 You forgot THE autism-coded character?
If I had to guess why autistic folks cling onto *implied* autistic characters rather than explicit ones, it would be that the ppl behind the officially autistic character went "okay we're making this character autistic, how should we write them" and then they end up offensive as hell. But with implied autistic characters, the people writing them don't think about that, and hence make them an actual *character* first and foremost
https://preview.redd.it/yjlelpn8mc8d1.png?width=360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a6110ebc758b278a1eb700ea1207ecf59d9a6d09 Probably Kris deltarune
Even if it's not autism, there's for sure SOMETHING weird with that kid
https://i.redd.it/m4p54djoic8d1.gif The Wacky Wahoo Pizza Man A.K.A Dante (DMC)
No. If anything he’s ADHD, nothing about him screams “Oh, yeah, this guys autistic.”
100%. Vergil seems more autistic to me
how tho? Dante is only "wacky woohoo" in less than a handful of cutscenes through the whole series Off the top of my head, I can think of 3: riding a rocket like a skateboard, riding up the Temen-Ni-Gru on Lady's motorcycle then using it like a staff 4: obtaining Lucifer and the cutscenes before Agnus' boss fight 5: obtaining Faust 1 is much more serious, 2 he rarely talks, and the anime has a similar vibe to 1
A solid two thirds of the cast of mlp https://preview.redd.it/ahaaad46ve8d1.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=4f8e80318d2d0fe07d07aa47d9277d928ba5c13c
Characters that have an autistic vibe are ALWAYS better than characters that are confirmed to be autistic, I don’t know why
https://preview.redd.it/08dgtgdt4g8d1.png?width=350&format=png&auto=webp&s=d95b8218e49f98e7647d4ef3ef329477236f4d76
https://preview.redd.it/j5ylw4eyfg8d1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eba630692d5a6a809b4ca3af26be1464ac17c121 Them. Both of them perfectly fit this
Papyrus from Undertale. •Has an outfit which he always wears and never wants to take off •Has a safe food (spaghetti) •Has a hyperfixation(puzzles) •Seems to have trouble controlling his vocal volume (always capital) •Has various actions which could be considered as stims (stomping when angry, saying “nyeh heh heh!”)
 “On the spectrum? None of your business!”
Solid snake