Is The Character "Mr Bean" autistic?

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Well, if SpongeBob SquarePants is Autistic then ANYTHING is possible!! !

I am not British so not too familiar with Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean is more popular from where I came from. And I'm not from Europe, I'm from Southeast Asia.

I'm sick of the stereotyping. It's because I'm not anything like Spock or Sheldon or Mr. Bean that I occasionally suffer from Autism Imposter Syndome.

I was just reading an article where the author who was on the spectrum said they related more to Deanna Troi from Star Trek:TNG, who had high empathy and the ability to sense emotions. It was her job to report to the captain how others were feeling or thinking. But she is possibly the last character most people would see as on the autism spectrum.

I wouldn't know personally, however, as I am not a fan of Star Trek. I relate to Ariel from the Mermaid the most because she wasn't interested in her own society and culture, collected objects based on her intense interests, hung out with animals, didn't relate well to her own kind, and was often scolded or punished for not being a proper mermaid. But the movie was made in the late 80s when people were and usually still are very clueless and ignorant about autism in female adolescents and adults. I also relate to Belle and Princess Jasmine. But most other people think Disney Princesses are terrible and a bad influence on young girls. Yeah, they might get ideas, and thinking...

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don't know if he is autistic, but he is funny.

He's just a made up character isn't he

Him too

There are a lot of classic fictional characters who read as autistic, but who came before the autism diagnosis became common or (depending on how far back you go) even existed--so it's likely the creators weren't consciously aiming to be creating an autistic character, they were simply basing the character on their observations of people, some of whom (regardless of the label) display autistic behaviors. And it's something that's especially likely to be seen in comedy, which often centers on weird people.

I've always seen the Mr. Bean sketches as having been partly inspired by the silent comedy of Charlie Chaplin. Having said that, I'm less inclined to view Chaplin's Tramp character as autistic. The Mr. Bean sketches aren't silent movies. The character is perfectly capable of speech, he just doesn't talk much. He sometimes is very childlike, he's awkward around other people, and he seems to have virtually no social life (though does apparently have a girlfriend--how he got one is one of those mysteries we're not supposed to ask).

I think he is. His script seems to be written that way.

He's cheating and is dishonest. That's more leaning towards being allitistic in my opinion. He's a made up character supposed to be funny.

I haven't watched Mr Bean in a long time, but I remember him being very funny and silly, and very awkward. I don't really think he's autistic but of course as a fictional character he could be read that way, since there's nothing to contradict it.

While there are no absolutes, I've read that Autistics tend to be very honest.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyond-mental-health/202403/10-common-autistic-social-customs-for-neurotypicals-to-learn
That is, annoyingly honest...aka, not very diplomatic.

I'm sure there are exceptions. Some Autistics might not naturally have that tendency, and others may have learned how to circumvent it in the interest of being "normal".

P.S. I'm not naturally diplomatic.