Autistic representation in fiction - Revision history

172.30.4.177: /* Television */

2023-05-22T17:32:10Z

Television

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	==Television==		==Television==
	*Gary Bell - ''Alphas'' - (canon)		*Gary Bell - ''Alphas'' - (canon)
			*Astrid Nielsen - ''Astrid et Raphaëlle'' - (canon)
	*Sam Gardner - ''Atypical'' - (canon)		*Sam Gardner - ''Atypical'' - (canon)
	*Dr. Temperance Brennan - ''Bones'' - (never said in canon, but creator said she was based off someone they knew IRL who is autistic)		*Dr. Temperance Brennan - ''Bones'' - (never said in canon, but creator said she was based off someone they knew IRL who is autistic)
			*Birgit "Bibi" Goethals - ''Clan'' - (canon)
	*Abed Nadir - ''Community'' - (canon)		*Abed Nadir - ''Community'' - (canon)
	*Spencer Reid - ''Criminal Minds'' - (not confirmed canon aside from actor who plays him)		*Spencer Reid - ''Criminal Minds'' - (not confirmed canon aside from actor who plays him)
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	*Rufus Whedon - ''Locke & Key''		*Rufus Whedon - ''Locke & Key''
	*Charles Hayden-Savage - ''Only Murders in the Building '' - (coded)		*Charles Hayden-Savage - ''Only Murders in the Building '' - (coded)
			*Jasper Tempest - ''Professor T.'' (stated by actor<ref>[https://www.whattowatch.com/features/professor-t-star-ben-miller-i-was-born-to-play-this-part 'Professor T' star Ben Miller: 'I was born to play this part']</ref><ref>[https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20210801118611/ben-miller-teases-major-professor-t-plot-twists/ Ben Miller teases major Professor T twists]</ref>)
	*Julia - ''Sesame Street'' - (canon)		*Julia - ''Sesame Street'' - (canon)
	*Lieutenant Commander Data - ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' - (Probably best classified as "accidentally autistic". He has autistic traits and many autistic people see themselves represented in Data, but it seems that the writers of the show did not intentionally write him as autistic. Brent Spiner, the actor who plays Data, said in an interview that he was glad that he didn't know Data to be autistic, because he was afraid that he would have pushed the writers to write him in a certain way, which "could have ruined the entire thing".<ref> [https://youtu.be/59BaaifBuFI?t=1867 Excerpt from JLGB interview with Brent Spiner], edited by Jessie Gender </ref>)		*Lieutenant Commander Data - ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' - (Probably best classified as "accidentally autistic". He has autistic traits and many autistic people see themselves represented in Data, but it seems that the writers of the show did not intentionally write him as autistic. Brent Spiner, the actor who plays Data, said in an interview that he was glad that he didn't know Data to be autistic, because he was afraid that he would have pushed the writers to write him in a certain way, which "could have ruined the entire thing".<ref> [https://youtu.be/59BaaifBuFI?t=1867 Excerpt from JLGB interview with Brent Spiner], edited by Jessie Gender </ref>)

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2023-05-22T17:23:36Z

Animation

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	==Animation==		==Animation==
	*Marcy Wu - ''Amphibia'' - (semi-canon? When a fan brought it up to the show creator, with the supporting opinion of psychologist friends, he said he would “default to you and your trained colleagues on this one.”)		*Marcy Wu - ''Amphibia'' - (semi-canon? When a fan brought it up to the show creator, with the supporting opinion of psychologist friends, he said he would “default to you and your trained colleagues on this one.”)
			*Manny Rivera/El Tigre - ''El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera'' - (canon)
			*Billy - ''The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy'' - (canon)
			*Grim Reaper - ''The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy'' - (canon)
			*Mandy - ''The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy'' - (canon)
	*Max Jerry Horowitz - ''Mary and Max'' - (canon)		*Max Jerry Horowitz - ''Mary and Max'' - (canon)
	*Entrapta - ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power'' - (confirmed by showrunner ND Stevenson)		*Entrapta - ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power'' - (confirmed by showrunner ND Stevenson)

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2023-05-22T17:20:08Z

Games

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	==Games==		==Games==
			* Brigid Tenenbaum - ''BioShock'' (canon)
			* Simone Cole - ''Clive Barker's Jericho'' (canon)
			* Symmetra - ''Overwatch'' (canon)
			* Murky - ''Pathologic'' (canon)
	* Ibushi Gin - ''Your Turn to Die'' (canon)		* Ibushi Gin - ''Your Turn to Die'' (canon)

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2023-05-22T17:17:33Z

Books

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	==Books==		==Books==
	*Christopher Boone - ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' (canon)		*Christopher Boone - ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' (canon)
	*Blackwolf - "Soon I Will Be Invincible" - (canon)		*Astra Ordott - ''The Gaia Chronicles'' (canon)
			*Harriet Manners - ''Geek Girl'' series (canon)
			*Denise - ''On the Edge of Gone'' (canon)
			*Harvey Cunningham - ''Origami Yoda'' series (canon)
			*Dwight Tharp - ''Origami Yoda'' series (canon)
			*Blackwolf - ''Soon I Will Be Invincible'' - (canon)

	==Games==		==Games==

172.30.4.177: alphabetized by title

2023-05-22T17:11:13Z

alphabetized by title

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	==Animation==		==Animation==
	*Entrapta - ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power'' - (confirmed by showrunner ND Stevenson)
	*Marcy Wu - ''Amphibia'' - (semi-canon? When a fan brought it up to the show creator, with the supporting opinion of psychologist friends, he said he would “default to you and your trained colleagues on this one.”)		*Marcy Wu - ''Amphibia'' - (semi-canon? When a fan brought it up to the show creator, with the supporting opinion of psychologist friends, he said he would “default to you and your trained colleagues on this one.”)
	*Max Jerry Horowitz - ''Mary and Max'' - (canon)		*Max Jerry Horowitz - ''Mary and Max'' - (canon)
			*Entrapta - ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power'' - (confirmed by showrunner ND Stevenson)

	==Books==		==Books==
			*Christopher Boone - ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' (canon)
	*Blackwolf - "Soon I Will Be Invincible" - (canon)		*Blackwolf - "Soon I Will Be Invincible" - (canon)
	*Christopher Boone - ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' (canon)

	==~~Plays~~==		==Games==
	*~~Christopher Boone~~ - ''~~The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time~~'' (canon)		* Ibushi Gin - ''Your Turn to Die'' (canon)

	==Movies==		==Movies==
	* Elle Woods - ''Legally Blonde'' - (fan theory <ref> [https://naliniasha.tumblr.com/post/144531756591/can-you-talk-more-about-elle-woods-being-autistic Can you talk more about Elle Woods being autistic in Legally Blonde?]</ref>)		* Elle Woods - ''Legally Blonde'' - (fan theory <ref> [https://naliniasha.tumblr.com/post/144531756591/can-you-talk-more-about-elle-woods-being-autistic Can you talk more about Elle Woods being autistic in Legally Blonde?]</ref>)
			*Wendy - ''Please Stand By'' - (canon)
	*Raymond Babbitt - ''Rain Man'' - (canon)		*Raymond Babbitt - ''Rain Man'' - (canon)
	*~~Wendy~~ - ''~~Please Stand By~~'' - (canon)
			==Plays==
			*Christopher Boone - ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' (canon)

	==Television==		==Television==
			*Gary Bell - ''Alphas'' - (canon)
			*Sam Gardner - ''Atypical'' - (canon)
			*Dr. Temperance Brennan - ''Bones'' - (never said in canon, but creator said she was based off someone they knew IRL who is autistic)
	*Abed Nadir - ''Community'' - (canon)		*Abed Nadir - ''Community'' - (canon)
	*~~Charles Hayden-Savage~~ - ''~~Only Murders in the Building~~ '' - (~~coded~~)		*Spencer Reid - ''Criminal Minds'' - (not confirmed canon aside from actor who plays him)
	*Daria - ''Daria'' - (coded)		*Daria - ''Daria'' - (coded)
	*Drea - ''Everything's Gonna Be Okay'' - (canon)
	*Dr. Temperance Brennan - ''Bones'' - (never said in canon, but creator said she was based off someone they knew irl who is Autistic)
	*Fiona Helbron - ''Elementary'' - (canon)		*Fiona Helbron - ''Elementary'' - (canon)
	*Gary Bell - ''Alphas'' - (canon)
	*Julia - ''Sesame Street'' - (canon)
	*Kevin Blake - ''Eureka'' - (canon - He was "cured" when an alternate timeline was created. Autistic people... were not thrilled with that outcome)		*Kevin Blake - ''Eureka'' - (canon - He was "cured" when an alternate timeline was created. Autistic people... were not thrilled with that outcome)
	*~~Lieutenant Commander Data~~ - ''~~Star Trek: The Next Generation~~'' - (Probably best classified as "accidentally autistic". He has autistic traits and many autistic people see themselves represented in Data, but it seems that the writers of the show did not intentionally write him as autistic. Brent Spiner, the actor who plays Data, said in an interview that he was glad that he didn't know Data to be autistic, because he was afraid that he would have pushed the writers to write him in a certain way, which "could have ruined the entire thing".<ref> [https://youtu.be/59BaaifBuFI?t=1867 Excerpt from JLGB interview with Brent Spiner], edited by Jessie Gender </ref>)		*Drea - ''Everything's Gonna Be Okay'' - (canon)
	*Lieutenant Commander Spock - ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' ~~(and more)~~ - (Another character that is probably best classified as "accidentally autistic". While not explicitly written as such {{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}, many autistic people see themselves represented by Spock.)
	*Matilda Moss - ''Everything's Gonna Be Okay'' - (canon)		*Matilda Moss - ''Everything's Gonna Be Okay'' - (canon)
	*Nicholas Moss - ''Everything's Gonna Be Okay'' - (canon)		*Nicholas Moss - ''Everything's Gonna Be Okay'' - (canon)
			*Woo Young Woo - ''Extraordinary Attorney Woo'' - (canon)
			*Will Graham - ''Hannibal'' - (in the first episode, he is said to be somewhere on the autism spectrum)
	*Rufus Whedon - ''Locke & Key''		*Rufus Whedon - ''Locke & Key''
	*~~Sam Gardner~~ - ''~~Atypical~~'' - (~~canon~~)		*Charles Hayden-Savage - ''Only Murders in the Building '' - (coded)
	*~~Spencer Reid~~ - ''~~Criminal Minds~~'' - (~~not confirmed~~ canon ~~aside from actor who plays him~~)		*Julia - ''Sesame Street'' - (canon)
	*~~Will Graham~~ - ''~~Hannibal~~'' - (in the ~~first episode~~, he ~~is said~~ to be ~~somewhere on~~ the ~~Autism Spectrum~~)		*Lieutenant Commander Data - ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' - (Probably best classified as "accidentally autistic". He has autistic traits and many autistic people see themselves represented in Data, but it seems that the writers of the show did not intentionally write him as autistic. Brent Spiner, the actor who plays Data, said in an interview that he was glad that he didn't know Data to be autistic, because he was afraid that he would have pushed the writers to write him in a certain way, which "could have ruined the entire thing".<ref> [https://youtu.be/59BaaifBuFI?t=1867 Excerpt from JLGB interview with Brent Spiner], edited by Jessie Gender </ref>)
	*~~Woo Young Woo~~ - ''~~Extraordinary Attorney Woo~~''		*Lieutenant Commander Spock - ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' (and more) - (Another character that is probably best classified as "accidentally autistic". While not explicitly written as such {{Citation needed\|date=August 2022}}, many autistic people see themselves represented by Spock.)
	*Zach - ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt''		*Zach - ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt''

	~~==Games==~~
	* Ibushi Gin - ''Your Turn to Die'' (canon)

	==Some of my favourite autistic-coded fictional queer women==		==Some of my favourite autistic-coded fictional queer women==

Jpt: /* Television */ Added Zach from Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt; fixed italic formatting on Rufus Whedon

2022-11-03T22:52:57Z

Television: Added Zach from Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt; fixed italic formatting on Rufus Whedon

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	*Matilda Moss - ''Everything's Gonna Be Okay'' - (canon)		*Matilda Moss - ''Everything's Gonna Be Okay'' - (canon)
	*Nicholas Moss - ''Everything's Gonna Be Okay'' - (canon)		*Nicholas Moss - ''Everything's Gonna Be Okay'' - (canon)
	*Rufus Whedon - "Locke & Key"		*Rufus Whedon - ''Locke & Key''
	*Sam Gardner - ''Atypical'' - (canon)		*Sam Gardner - ''Atypical'' - (canon)
	*Spencer Reid - ''Criminal Minds'' - (not confirmed canon aside from actor who plays him)		*Spencer Reid - ''Criminal Minds'' - (not confirmed canon aside from actor who plays him)
	*Will Graham - ''Hannibal'' - (in the first episode, he is said to be somewhere on the Autism Spectrum)		*Will Graham - ''Hannibal'' - (in the first episode, he is said to be somewhere on the Autism Spectrum)
	*Woo Young Woo - ''Extraordinary Attorney Woo''		*Woo Young Woo - ''Extraordinary Attorney Woo''
			*Zach - ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt''

	==Games==		==Games==

Vozcoe at 15:28, 16 October 2022

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	==References==		==References==


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Vozcoe at 16:34, 4 October 2022

2022-10-04T16:34:03Z

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	*Will Graham - ''Hannibal'' - (in the first episode, he is said to be somewhere on the Autism Spectrum)		*Will Graham - ''Hannibal'' - (in the first episode, he is said to be somewhere on the Autism Spectrum)
	*Woo Young Woo - ''Extraordinary Attorney Woo''		*Woo Young Woo - ''Extraordinary Attorney Woo''

			==Games==
			* Ibushi Gin - ''Your Turn to Die'' (canon)

	==Some of my favourite autistic-coded fictional queer women==		==Some of my favourite autistic-coded fictional queer women==

Severian: added Elle Woods to Movies

2022-09-20T17:42:40Z

added Elle Woods to Movies

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	==Movies==		==Movies==
			* Elle Woods - ''Legally Blonde'' - (fan theory <ref> [https://naliniasha.tumblr.com/post/144531756591/can-you-talk-more-about-elle-woods-being-autistic Can you talk more about Elle Woods being autistic in Legally Blonde?]</ref>)
	*Raymond Babbitt - ''Rain Man'' - (canon)		*Raymond Babbitt - ''Rain Man'' - (canon)
	*Wendy - ''Please Stand By'' - (canon)		*Wendy - ''Please Stand By'' - (canon)

172.30.4.190: /* Television */

2022-09-18T12:36:45Z

Television

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	==Television==		==Television==
	*Abed Nadir - ''Community'' - (canon)		*Abed Nadir - ''Community'' - (canon)
			*Charles Hayden-Savage - ''Only Murders in the Building '' - (coded)
			*Daria - ''Daria'' - (coded)
	*Drea - ''Everything's Gonna Be Okay'' - (canon)		*Drea - ''Everything's Gonna Be Okay'' - (canon)
	*Dr. Temperance Brennan - ''Bones'' - (never said in canon, but creator said she was based off someone they knew irl who is Autistic)		*Dr. Temperance Brennan - ''Bones'' - (never said in canon, but creator said she was based off someone they knew irl who is Autistic)