Fictional Characters With Undiagnosed Aspergers or Autism

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Real old-school:

Lennie Small, from Of Mice and Men. Autistic and ID.

Liza Tillerman and Maybeth Tillerman, from Homecoming and Dicey's Song. Maybe Gram, too, but maybe not.

Sai, from Naruto. Though that might be an upbringing thing.

Yeah, fictional characters can't "have" anything. But they are based on observed human traits, and it's fun.

My favorites:

-Lilo (Lilo and Stitch)
-Tina (Bob's Burgers)
-House (House MD)
-Kristoff (Frozen)
-Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter)
-Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony)
-Maud Pie (My Little Pony)

I think Rikka Takanashi does from this anime I love. Also she probably has adhd and maybe schizophrenia with it too.

Arthur Bryant from Christopher Fowler's great Bryant and May books is a dead cert! Although Mr Ripley is more of a psychopath his creator Patricia Highsmith seemed very aspie to me, why he has such strong aspie traits maybe.

the Driver from "Drive" (2011) = Selective Mutism
House from House M.D. (TV show) = ASPD

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Alex Jones (I know, funny name) from Prisoners (2013), I don't think it's ever mentioned that he's autistic but he surely is.
Maybe Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver (1976). He sure could pass as having aspergers.

John D. Jones: from The Animal, The Vegetable & John D. Jones by Betsy Byers
Children's story from the 80s; I recognise elements of my 10-year-old self in him.

Holden Caufield- The Catcher in the Rye

I'm fairly certain L isn't on the spectrum. He's fine with eye contact and listens and converses well with Light. His interests and talents are spread throughout all academics and tennis. He understands motivations of Kira well, lies without a problem, and charms Misa fairly easily. (At first.) I don't remember stimming, just the thumb thing, and that isn't a repetitive movement. His speech is normal, and given that he's in a manga, we can't tell about voice fluctuation. He's not necessarily antisocial either, just in need of secrecy due to the nature of his job. So it could be explained that he's using his talents instead of committing the secrecy because he needs privacy. In fact, he was fine being handcuffed to Light, so I'd say either he's very good at hiding irritation, which he has no need for, or he's not too high on privacy.

Keep in mind that L is a genius detective. He has no need to impress society, especially given his isolation.

L from deathnote
Itachi from naruto
Naruto from naruto

Dragonball- Bulma=Aspergers
Kirby Right Back at Ya- Kirby= Nearly non verbal Kanner Autism, Tiff=Aspergers
Pokemon-Ash=Aspergers (Why does a previous WP post say Ash looks like an Aspie?)
Urusei Yatsura- Lum Invader=High Functioning Autism
Star Trek-Mr Spock=Aspergers
Wild Arms 2 (Video game)-Collete Mapleaf (unplayable)=HFA/SPD, Marivel Armitage (optional playable)=Aspergers
Harry Potter- Hermomonie Ganger=Aspergers
Disney's Snow White-Dopey= Non verbal Kanner Autism
Is this right? Any Ideas?

Spock wouldn't be diagnosed with Asperger's in his planet, Vulcan.

He might be diagnosed with "abject emotionalism"--though his half-human nature would probably preclude that; the Vulcan shrink would make use of his logic, and realize that emotionalism is a part of being "human."

Dopey is just....well.....Dopey LOL. He doesn't have any of the social deficits of autism.