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List of autistic fictional characters

List of autistic fictional characters

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This is a list of fictional characters that have been explicitly described within the work in which they appear, or otherwise by the author, as being on the autism spectrum. It is not intended to include speculation. Autistic people involved in the work may be mentioned in footnotes.

Comics

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Notes

  1. Franklin is autistic herself.[2]
  2. Labelle is autistic herself.[10]
  3. Jacques is self-diagnosed autistic.[13]
  4. Ivany is autistic himself.[33]
  5. Mitic is autistic herself.[51]
  6. Clark is autistic themself.[66]
  7. Narrator Barry Humphries was autistic himself.[74]
  8. Reed is autistic himself.[83]
  9. Sanchez-Velez is autistic himself.[100]
  10. Bandy is autistic herself.[121]
  11. Although the film was widely criticised by the autistic community, director and co-writer Sia was diagnosed with autism herself following its release.[124] Autistic actress Tig Notaro also appears in the film.[125]
  12. Burghardt is autistic herself.[133]
  13. Stup is autistic herself.[155]
  14. Angleberger is autistic himself.[174]
  15. Smale is autistic herself.[186]
  16. Foyle is autistic herself.[190]
  17. Duyvis is autistic herself.[194]
  18. Solomon is autistic themself.[195]
  19. Hoang was diagnosed with autism herself following her daughter's diagnosis; this influenced the development of The Kiss Quotient and her subsequent books.[198]
  20. Kapit is autistic herself.
  21. McNicoll is autistic herself.[204]
  22. Kerr is autistic herself.[213]
  23. Vaught is autistic herself.[208]
  24. Hibbert is autistic herself.[212]
  25. Dooley is autistic herself.[216]
  26. Reyes is autistic themself.[219]
  27. Maxwell Atoms, creator of both series, is autistic himself.
  28. Series co-creator Jorge R. Gutierrez is autistic himself.
  29. Series creator Dan Harmon is self-diagnosed autistic.[239]
  30. Robertson is autistic himself.
  31. The series features an entirely autistic voice cast and writing team.[268]
  32. Storyboard artist Sam Syzmanski is autistic himself and played a pivotal role in Entrapta's development.[269] Merit Leighton, who voiced the character of Frosta, is also autistic herself.[270]
  33. Croft is autistic herself.
  34. Grant is autistic himself.[274]
  35. One of the show's three writers is autistic. Autistic actor Hugo Horiot plays a neurotypical character in the episode "La Mort et Compagnie".[280]
  36. Cromer is autistic herself.[287]
  37. Warner is autistic himself.[288]
  38. Thomas, who also created the series, is autistic himself.[289]
  39. Yionoulis is autistic himself.[291]
  40. Thomas-Bruce is autistic himself.[294]
  41. Argento is autistic herself.[297]
  42. Glassman is autistic himself.[citation needed]
  43. Rutecki is autistic himself.[citation needed]
  44. Pien is autistic herself.[citation needed]
  45. Series creator Hamish Steele is autistic himself.[305]
  46. Both Smith[308] and Garcia[309] are autistic themselves.
  47. Hayden is autistic herself.
  48. Dodson is autistic himself.[312]
  49. Storrie is autistic herself.[318]
  50. Humphries was autistic himself.[74]
  51. Sam Fraser, the actor, is autistic himself.
  52. Designer Makenzie De Armas is autistic herself.[360]

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