Fictional Characters With Undiagnosed Aspergers or Autism

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This is probably redundant, but two of my very favorite fictional characters that I think seem like they have undiagnosed ASD are:

Peridot from Steven Universe (my avatar, I love her!)

Anya from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

granted, these two characters are an Alien and a Demon, so they actually are on the 'wrong planet' - hehehe. But their behaviors and inability to easily understand others, their difficulties being understood, sometimes coming off as snappy and irritable. But they are both truly love able at heart.

These things resonate so much for me and I just love these two.

Chaunce from the film “Bieng There”

Autism: a Q&A with Uta Frith

“The film I like best never mentions autism, and was made in 1979. It is called “Being There”. Here Peter Sellers portrays a man who outshines sophisticated socialites by his innocence”

Karen from Outnumbered (British TV show).

Roland Browning from Grange Hill (1980's).

DW from Arthur, or she might be ADHD. She's literally the same as I was when I was little.


Or maybe the writers unintentionally gave these characters autistic traits because they want certain characters to be different to make them iconic and lovable. It's a shame Asperger's characteristics in fictional characters attracts the audience, but Asperger's characteristics in real life turn people away.

The character Brett from the HBO Series "Togetherness". In this case, I believe the character was intended to be an undiagnosed Aspie although it was never so stated (at least not in Series 1).

Nikhil Sharma in the British Soap Opera Emmerdale
Emmerdale star Rik Makarem can’t wait to play a panto baddie in Norwich

Eddie Redmayne Says Newt Scamander in 'Fantastic Beasts' Is Autistic

I did not read the entire topic, so she may have been mentioned before.

Adrian Monk (actually OCD, rather than Asperger's). He did, however, have a brother with Asperger syndrome traits in one episode of the show.

Not sure if he's been talked about already, but the MC from Mr.Robot is clearly on the spectrum, even if it isn't explicitly mentioned.

Anyone said Roy Cropper yet?
He's deliberately acted to be autistic/Asperger's. However it never mentions that he was actually diagnosed or refers to him as autistic.
I think he's sensory seeking rather than sensory avoidant. He loves curries.

(For non-Brits/non-soap fans, he's this clever guy who doesn't understand social nuances but seems to know everything academic, who often puts his academic information into the conversation where other characters aren't expecting/needing it, always wears the same clothes and carries the same bag, has a specialist interest in trains. However for whatever reason he doesn't have meltdowns or sensory issues even though the actor is deliberately acting him as aspie)

I read fiction to enjoy myself, not to diagnose the characters.

I vote for John Cage on Ally McBeal , and I'd date him in a heartbeat too.

I've wondered about Ramona Quimby, the children's book character. I remember loving those books as a kid and really being able to relate to her, because it seemed like she was always doing or saying something that got her in trouble, but she often didn't understand why. She also had a tendency to take things literally, if I remember correctly.

And maybe George McFly from Back to the Future. He was socially awkward and never knew how to stand up for himself against Biff when he was bullying him. But I guess he could have just been a shy and introverted NT.

Mia Thermopolis from the Princess Diaries...she was a bit socially awkward, pretty much hated any social situation, and was clumsy, and had poor hand-eye coordination/difficulty with motor skills. Michael (her best friend's brother) would drop hints that he liked her, and she didn't seem to pick up on it for the longest time. But I guess that isn't enough to prove that she has AS, since NTs can be a bit socially awkward and can have dyspraxia/poor motor skills.

Dwight Shrute from The Office...socially awkward, has a lot of obsessions, perceived as odd by most of his peers, and doesn't seem to have friends or relate to others very easily. Is also often a big stickler for rules. Michael Scott and Kevin Malone also seemed like they might possibly have ASD (with Michael though, I'm not sure if it's AS, or maybe more along the lines of ADHD...he says and does a lot of socially inappropriate things, but it also seems like he's just really impulsive and doesn't think before he acts). I feel like I can kind of relate to Kevin. I remember the one episode where some woman who was visiting the office thought that he was mentally/intellectually disabled, even though he wasn't. Obviously he was a fairly intelligent and capable adult, since he was able to hold down a job as an accountant, and I think he mentioned being married and having either a daughter or stepdaughter in one episode. At one point, it also showed that he was skilled at doing complex math in his head. But he just came off to others as immature and "slow", probably because his sense of humor and the way he communicated often seemed unconventional and childish. Again, I can relate to that, and I've had some people treat me like a child, or like I'm "slow."