Fictional Characters With Undiagnosed Aspergers or Autism

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Charles Wallace from A Wrinkle in Time
Actually, I think the whole family, Meg, her father and her mother all are on the spectrum. Calvin seems to be on it too.

Brick from The Middle (and possibly his sister, Sue, also)

My favourite is Dina from the webcomic "Dumbing of Age." ( http://www.dumbingofage.com/ ) The author outright says she doesn't have a diagnosis, but...

Dina often has to ask people what their facial expressions mean, and has a idiosyncratic but methodical approach to learning how to act around people. (Including the move "Sympathy Via Light Physical Contact," which she annouces verbally to the huggee.) Speaks rather formally and does not use verbal contractions. At a party, gets overwhelmed at the sight of "all the faces," which I SO identify with. Has an encyclopedic knowledge of dinosaurs, and always wears at least one dinosaur-related article of clothing.

She's played for laughs, but also very much to be liked and related to, and seems to be a fan favourite.

There used to be this cartoon on Nickelodeon a few years ago about a little girl with a Serbian accent called "Vendetta" who could make these little creatures she called "Fiends". That was even the name of the show, Making Fiends. There was also another girl called "Charlotte" was was adamant Vendetta was her BEST friend, despite Vendetta's constant attempts to get rid of her. Both girls could be described as Aspergerish if you looked into that cartoon seriously. Charlotte had an aunt or grandmother who was obsessed with cooking and baking.

The main character from the novel "Commoner the Vagabond."

https://www.amazon.com/COMMONER-VAGABON ... B01FCMA5AU

Steris Harms, from "Mistborn" books 4-6 by Brandon Sanderson. Her explanations of how she operates in high society read like "Women with Aspergers 101" to me. While her fiance, Waxillium, is like a bull in a china shop, Steris knows the rules. She has worked them out through careful anthropological observation. Steris constructs lists and contingency trees to fake her way through parties; however, she isn't really interested and knows that this shows.

Steris is intensely interested in things most people consider boring, and has such an eye for detail she can do her accounts better than her accountant can. She also prefers to learn about life from books, including, er, the facts of life. Being engaged to a man who spreads havoc doesn't stop her being crazy prepared- she simply factors the odds of gun battles, arson and stampeding horses into her "to do" lists.

As a liker of Sailor Moon, I'm not so sure about Mercury. She has the memory of some Aspie's and she is a little socially awkward, but I'd just say she's more mature for her age. She acts like a sixty year old woman in some cases. As for the Moon Princess herself, I can agree. She is clumsy, clearly did not get the good memory, sometimes can't take social cues (like when to stop talking), is emotional at the wrong times.

In order to avoid offending any fictional character/anyone who has ever written or read a book, it's probably best to say all of them ever.


If you don't, you're discriminating.


PS I found some great potentiates in a brilliant fictional book called The complete history of the United States of America. I can't remember their names off the top of my head, but when they come to me, I'll put them up here.

I recently read the Technomage trilogy in Babylon 5 universe, and I strongly felt that Galen (and possibly the book's author also) could be on the spectrum. I don't remember the details, other than Galen's need to spend a lot of time alone, and doing complex maths in his head to calm/keep control.

His character goes through a big change before the events of the Crusade tv series, so judging him just from that wouldn't give the whole picture.

I know a few characters with undiagnosed Asperger/autism...lets see




Hermione from Harry potter probably has it...
Starlight Glimmer from my little pony...
and finally Peridot from Steven universe.

Gord from Freddy Got Fingered

I've seen osaka from azumanga daioh mentioned a few times here, but what do people think of Sakaki, I'm pretty sure she counts too...

Sherlock (at least the BBC one) and his brother, Mycroft. And Molly Hooper, from the same show.

This may be a little bit out there but Maybe Castiel from "Supernatural" (I just got into the series. Don't judge me.)
I've seen several gifs around the Internet of him saying things like "I don't sleep." and there's even a scene where Dean Winchester Reminds Cas that he needs to give Dean "Personal Space" (A trait some on the spectrum often struggle with)
It's also mentioned in the show that Angels (Cas' kind) don't show empathy but because Cas is friends with Dean and Sam, this has somehow 'humanized' him.