Why I have yet to find an Autistic character I like.

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I liked Gary Bell from Alphas. He had special powers, but it was tied to something other than his autism, and he had enough tics and sensory problems to look genuinely awkward, rather than the charming sort I've seen from other shows. Why do I appreciate that? Because it looks genuinely awkward in real life. It isn't easy to look at, in many cases.

Though he is never ID'd as a having aspergers the most accurate aspie character on TV IMHO is "Brick": the youngest child in the family in the sitcom "the Middle". In the earlier seasons he even had verbal "stims" (though they arent called that in the show).

Max from Mary and Max. He stimmed during his panic attacks, stuck to routines, talked about his problems with people, his trouble with employment, etc. For a stop-motion comedy, it was pretty genuine.

I had very favorable feelings about the Sonya character in "the Bridge". I couldn't say just how accurate her portrayal was, but I could identify with some of it. I always hoped she would succeed.

It was amusing to me how, in an early scene, she was sent to interview a victim, and when she suspects she is not properly communicating with that person at the emotional level, compensates by offering a glass of water, because apparently somebody has told her that's always an appropriate thing to do.

Of course, if you watched all the episodes you learn she has other issues besides autism.

I frequently find myself liking characters in TV shows that are meant to be autistic and are not shown any respect by the other characters. What's worse is that in forums, people will post how much they hate that character and wish they'd be killed off. It reminds me how different my POV is from "normal".