Matilda taught me that if you autism’d hard enough, you could move things with your mind

Vanellope definitely was made to have tourettes in video game character form. Her glitches always acted up when she was in a stress inducing situation or an exciting one.

Matilda taught us all a very important lesson in life: If you intensify your autism enough, you get telekinesis powers.

the realest and most legitimately autism coded character is abed nadir

Vanelopee always reminded of stuttering. It's nice that there are so many perspectives of what her glitches mean.

Seeing Anne interact with Matthew is seeing two neurodivergent people connecting and that made me SO happy. It's just adorable.

Donatello was actually confirmed autistic after rise of the tmnt was cancelled, but he was a good example of autistic coding while the show ran

Accidental autism coding is often a lot better than intentional when the media is made by an allistic bc when they intentionally code the characters as autistic it’s usually really badly done but when they just add traits to a character that happen to be autistic traits but the creator doesn’t know that, the character gets to be an actual person and not just a stereotype

I hate the autistic coded characters that are never confirmed to be autistic but were made to be very stereotypical. I love the characters that weren’t intentionally make to be autistic and collectively all autistic people decided that they’re one of us Edit: ok to clear everything I said up: I hate the characters that are only made very stereotypical and have been given very neuro divergent traits and are made to be a weirdo or outcast. Even if they are canonically ND (Sheldon cooper, The good doctor etc). Yes, these characters represent and I’m happy to have representation. However I would more diversity on the spectrum, because many people see these characters and have no other knowledge of autism and so assume everyone with autism acts the way they do. A way I will compare it so it makes sense to some of you if I’m every TV show they made the girls blonde, shoe obsessed, pink loving, make up obsessed and an hour glass figure. Sure, some girls are like that, wonderful. But girls (like those with autism) are human beings and they can have a personality other than bimbo. And ND people can have a personality other than extremely smart but socially awkward. I love the character that show the diversity of autism but weren’t purposefully meant to (tangleds Rapunzel). Those of us with autism appreciate seeing the similarities and being able to relate to a character.

honestly I love characters that can be read as autistic, but aren't necessarily written with that intention. makes me feel like the traits are becoming much more normalised

as someone with autism, someone today said " no offense, but you don't look autistic" I cried 💀✋

Vanellope! I definitely see Vanellope being a glitch an allegory for neuro-diversity and disabilities. When she refused to give up her glitch and refused become a princess and saying “This is me!”and really embracing her glitching was honestly so inspiring and strong for me as an Autistic girl. It really moved me.

I think autism coded is fine, tbh, so long as they aren't stereotypes. You don't need a character to explicitly talk about/confirm being autistic for the audience to understand that they are meant to be autistic, and the character can still be relatable and enjoyable while still being coded. I remember people loved RotTMNT's Donatello because he was so well-written and such a realistic portrayal of autism, even before it was confirmed that he was autistic.

Lilo from Lilo and Stitch most definitely falls into this category. - She has rituals (feeding pudge the fish a peanut butter sandwich on Wednesdays) - socialization difficulties (mertil & co) - trouble reading social cues (she told the social worker far more than she should have and didn't understand why Nani was trying to stop her) - Elvis and collecting photos of tourists are her special interests. - she connects more with animals than people (Stitch), - emotional irregularities (biting mertil & dramatically playing music/describing how sad she was when Nani didn't allow her to get her way) Nani saying "they won't understand her" as her defense as to why Lilo should stay in her custody when the social worker was taking her away also hit home. As her primary caretaker, Nani knows how Lilo operates. Others will likely get frustrated and treat Lilo poorly if they are unaware or unwilling to support her needs. Ugh, such a great movie

If “i HaVe ThE aUtISm” is their only character trait, that just a poorly written character and most likely a poorly written movie altogether.😂

Don’t forget the entire Steven Universe cast 😭

KZfaq is getting a little too comfortable with the zero comments glitch

I never saw Anna as autistic coded but rather c-ptsd, which has major overlap with symptoms of autism and is definitely a kind neurodivergency. The overlap between ptsd autism and adhd symptoms is fascinating to me, especially as someone who has 2 of them

Controversial opinion: Characters are coded by the *viewers* The viewers assert their thoughts on them and makes headcannons of what they could be and how they appear to them. (ex. Spongebob being considered as an individual with ADHD, or the Winnie Pooh analogy on mental health, illnesses and neurodivergency.)

I really liked Newt Scamander out of the fantastic beasts films. He fulfilled the stereotypes and was so funny to watch even though he gives a false impression of autism.

literally begging people to understand that just because a character has certain attributes that are associated with autism, doesnt automatically mean they're "autism coded" some people are just socially anxious and weird, it doesnt mean theyre neurodivergent

Not every eccentric character is autistic.

Vanellope with her tics was so real and relatable now that I look back

Fav autistic character gotta be Entrapta. She's got my ADHD hyperactive autism traits that I really feel represented by

I hate when people call characters "neurodivergent" and the reason is because they have a slightly weird personality 😂

I think it’s somewhat realistic to have characters show several signs of autism or other disorders and never have it confirmed or have it confirmed later in the story or after the time their story is set to end because in real life people don’t always know of their own disorders and don’t have diagnosis or don’t get diagnosed until later in life, or someone may have a diagnosis but not be open about it to everyone they talk to or work with so others around them might notice their neurodivergent signs but be unaware of any actual diagnosis

I'd say Vanellope doesn't have a mental disorder, but instead, it is an effect from being set off to the side and King Candy deleting her code. She never got to see outside of Sugar Rush because she was turned into a glitch because King Candy, or Turbo either 1) Turned her into a glitch or 2) that is literally her power.

Lucifer from Hazbin hotel falls into this category for me. I love the silly, autistic, duck obsessed, short king lol

I loved Anne of Green Gables (the book) as a kid, because she was a kid who was just little too precocious for the comfort of the people around her. It made her seem odd to both kids and adults alike, but was trait that (as a precocious kid myself) I really valued. I loved that she was smart and plucky and saw a unique side of every situation. It made her less predictable and more real. I was like her and chose friends who were like her. While I was never diagnosed with autism and don’t think it fits me, many of those great childhood friends of mine were diagnosed later in life. I loved having friends with equally big vocabularies, who could imagine endlessly with me, who understood what was fair and unfair and didn’t play cliquey/mean social games like other kids. We all focused on the bigger things in life and felt mistreated when we got in trouble for small rules we broke while daydreaming about something more important and meaningful. I love that the character of Anne is so similar in the show to myself and my friends, and the actress does a fantastic job. Whether a kid is neurodivergent or just extremely precocious, it really isn’t easy. Smart kids, imaginative kids, dreamy kids, etc. deal with a lot of harshness from peers and teachers. It’s beautiful to see that journey represented so accurately. There is a scene in the book in which Anne’s friend’s mother thinks she is being made fun of because Anne uses a bunch of big words all in a row. That scene hit me like a ton of bricks as a kid. Some of my most painful memories are of watching my friends get reprimanded cruelly by teachers or other adults who were too frustrated with their quirks to see the wonderful intentions behind their actions. Witnessing that ruined my respect for authority and the school system really early on. A lot of people long to be the smart kid, but even adults end up jealous of, resentful of, and threatened by the intelligence of children. Characters like Anne and Matilda make me cry now as adult because the pain of suffering abuse due to what are honestly your talents is so brutal, so real, and yet so rarely talked about. There are usually only a few kids per school or grade that deal with that and they may never find each other to commiserate with. These characters are some of the best ever. ❤

How is Matilda autistic? She's smart and always had her head stuck in a book, but she is socially gifted too. She has no problems communicating or making friends with children or adults. She knows how to make people laugh, and her pranks can be quite manipulative. She has a strong and very natural understanding of the other charachters issues and how they might affect them. I just don't see any autistic traits in her, apart from perhaps her very strong sense of justice. If you are autistic and see yourself in the character Matilda that's great, but I wouldn't medicalise it. You are probably just brilliant. ♡

We hate autistic coded characters that are just there to make fun of or exploit stereotypes about ND people but never confirmed so the showrunners can go "but we never said they're ND so it's not offensive"!! Especially if they're played by actors who then are ableist irl

The exceptions aren't autism coded, they're unlabelled but autistic, for sure. Autism coding makes a caricature.

My favorite is Abed from Community. People seem to ignore the fact he's canonically autistic because they say Asperger's (the show came out in 2009 okay) and he's literally me

anne was my realisation that that was not how everyone feels, thinks, and acts. Finally, I am diagnosed, for nearly two years. I won't forget how that character might have saved my life

Yay! :D I've always tought that Vanelope glitches where like tics i have those and it makes me pretty happy that other people think she might be nerodivergent too! Alsow yes i know that "not every weird/quirky caracter is autistic" it just makes me happy and feel kind of seen to think of her that way

My absolute favorite autistic coded characters are the Wonderlandians from Ever After High- Maddie Hatter, Kitty Cheshire, and Lizzie Hearts. Lizzie in the books was some of the most accurate autistic rep I'd ever read (struggles with eye contact and touch, takes things literally, communicates differently and is mocked for it, needs structure to function, gets along fine with other NDs but is misunderstood by NTs, feels like an alien) and Kitty felt VERY adhd (has good ideas but not enough of an attention span to see them through, is "terrified of being bored") Edit: Also, the entire conflict of Spring Unsprung was Kitty's mom telling her "You have so much potential if you just applied yourself"... look me in the eyes and tell me this girl is not ADHD!

As an autistic writer, I love writing autistic characters into my stories. However, my friends have pointed out that it feels like I make all of my characters autistic. They do say art is a reflection of the artist tho :P

just because someone is different doesn't mean they have autism, my goodness

As a person who has autism, I approve

dudee donatello in rise of the tmnt is one of the best autism portrayals in media ive seen in a WHILE

pretty sure vanellope has "pixslexia" which is obv dyslexia, and know this cause whenever taffeta is talking to her shes like "I've just got pixslexia"

YES. I literally just played Matilda in my school production and her whole song of quiet really just sums up being overstimulated to the point where you can’t focus on anything. I’m actually ADHD, not autistic, but I still identified with parts of her character. Made her a lot easier to play.

I will never hate Melvin Sneedly for being a autistic coded person- I love him ❤

Newt Scamander is definitely autistic, but since the time set was at a time where ASD wasn't really known, ig we'll never know if he is autistic or not

My favorite autism coded character is myself😍😍😍

Honestly I am okay with autism coded characters but it’s when some people try to prove that some random non-autistic characters are autistic, when a mental condition shouldn’t become a trend.

*autism has a code? And I have autism. Wat?*

Being autism coded is decided by viewers though. Normally, these characters are just characters. They might have certain neurodivergent traits, but in their world, they are simply just another character with their own social perspective, emotions, thoughts, opinions etc. I think that it’s great that there’s no pressure for an official label or diagnosis for fictional characters because in real life, people are so much more than the diagnosis they’re given. Nobody has every single listed trait of neurodivergence, it’s an incredibly broad spectrum for a reason. By having characters with neurodivergent traits, but no real label, they can be representations for people who simply experience these same things. Natural variations in processing. We love to classify things, break them down to make them easier to understand. But in reality, most diagnoses are used to separate those who are “different” from those who are “normal.” Labels and diagnoses are a great way to understand more about yourself, but it can also end up like a checklist, a focus on a diagnosis and what parts of the diagnosis fit, rather than the person, who they are and their particular needs. Of course, there are times when this isn’t the case and some characters simply aren’t well done and are genuinely harmful (I know we can all name a few). But overall, I think part of the beauty of fictional characters is that you can decide for yourself

I don't even notice if a character is autism coded, I just see a character I relate to/like and just go :mmmm yess, they have the tism Edit: okay wow, even half a year later I still get replies haha. To all those taking my comment seriously: read some of the replies where I explain what I meant and how it wasn't all that serious. This was just meant to be a light-hearted comment about how u connect with characters. I'm not pushing my headcannons in other people, I'm not even saying they make any sense. I don't see the harm in what I do/think as long as I don't state what I think as fact. I'm sorry to all of you with negative experiences or to those that think what I do is bad/cringe

me realizing every character i related to as a child was neurodivergent

Omfg I'm a huge fan of the series heart break high you acted in the autism representation was so good 😍

Ever wonder if "coded" just means "I project onto"

Crazy how the ONLY characters that are confirmed autistic are either supposed caricatures OR are in a comedy. Atypical, Sheldon, Rain Man. They don’t take us seriously.

i loved your role in heartbreak high omggggg. Quinni was BY FAR my favorite (and she was autism coded lol)

One time my teacher said that if we used 100% of our brain power we can move objects, i wanted to ask her if she had been watching Matilda or something

YES MATILDA IS DEFINITELY AUTISTIC CODED I AGREE!….SHES LITERALLY LIKE ME 😂 Edit:HOLY MOLY THANKS FOR THE LIKES

watching Anne was wonderful i loved her so much, i have never felt so many emotions watching a show ever

Autism coded characters are awesome tbh! It shows diversity and how people are different or if they have conditions

anne is my spirit animal fr

I personally really like Peridot and Entrapta. They are stereotypical in ways but I don’t feel like they comply to the common negative autism tropes. Peridot really helped me accept my identity when I was first diagnosed. As for Entrapta, she’s one of the most relatable characters of all time to me and it was beautiful to see how they portrayed how even though she expresses herself differently she does love her friends and even with the horde working with the main villains she stayed a good person

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My favorite Autistic coded character is Tech from Star Wars the Bad Batch. He was so relatable

Bro, you don’t understand how fast my charge dropped when you showed Anne on there like I relate to her so much it’s scary and for her to be on there I was like👁️👄👁️ 👀

**cries in Donatello from ROTTMNT**

I feel like Matilda is just gifted and has never been to a school before.

Don't forget Ferb!

BRO IM MATILDA IN MY SCHOOLS PRODUCTION RIGHT NOW AND IM HEADED TOWARDS A DIAGNOSIS FOR AUTISM AND ADHD

Omg I absolutely love your style

For those of you guys looking for a new COMFIRMED autistic character whose done REALLY WELL look at Twyla in the new Monster High show! She’s confirmed in show to be autistic and she’s portrayed so well!

Okay but what about wall-e. I relate to that mfucker to an unusual amount, like more than any other character (including autistic coded ones) in media. He’s just so 🥺.

Some of my favorites are merely coded, often because they exist in settings where autism isn't a recognized phenomenon. Sherlock Holmes, for example.

As a gifted kid (who suspects that they have ASD), I haven’t seen the musical, but I was absolutely obsessed with the movie!! I think I was in middle school when I first watched it and it instantly became my favorite movie because I could finally relate to a character; someone who is under-stimulated from not having challenging work in school, and who quickly progressed in reading from a young age! I’m currently almost a junior now, and I still love Matilda to this day!

i hate autistic-coded characters when they're only there to be a burden on their family or a problem in the story

Anne wasn’t autistic, it’s been highly suggested that she has ADHD though, which I agree with!

I LOVE YOU SM! I watched breakup high (I think that’s what it’s called) and you made me understand who I am with my autism! You’re the best!!!

My favorite thing about rise of the tmnt is how they made Donnie canonically autistic but didn’t make it so obvious or so easily trying to get rep points like THANK YOU FOR SOME ACTUALLY DECENT AUTISTIC REP like yes I get how some don’t think Donnie is good autistic rep, but honestly for me as someone who loves robotics and doesn’t emote much in vocal tone or make many faces with emotion, he’s amazing.

Personally, I really like Tori Spring from Solitaire/Heartstopper. In my mind, she's definitely autism coded😊

Anne my absolute beloved. I didn’t know people saw her as autistic too, I just knew she was possibly one of the earliest adhd coded characters. It’s led to speculation over whether Lucy maud Montgomery herself could have had adhd as well, as there’s testaments to her having been similar to Anne. I think people have even used Anne as evidence that adhd isn’t just a modern disorder created by technology or invented to sell meds, which I think is so great

HELP I CLICKED ON THIS VIDEO WITH A SIR PENTIOUS CURSOR AND THOUGHT IT WAS TALKING ABOUT HIM-

M favourite character in heartbreak high was quinnie! I feel that i have a better understanding of autism when i see shows that really delve deep into autistic characters

As a writer who is neurodivergent, spends a lot of time with fellow neurodivergent, dated, lived with, and grew up with neurodivergent people: I feel like I accidentally code characters as such. Like, they end up being depicted as potentially being autistic or have ADHD or BPD or one of the very big parts of my life or the lives of those close to me seeping into my characters simply through experiencing it as a normal part of my everyday life; and it isn’t until later when I take a moment to think about the character where I’m like “oh…I think I accidentally made them autistic coded…ya know, I’ll let people interpret and connect to them in a way that works best for them. I won’t say they do in fact have it, but I will say it’s possible.”

abed nadir is def my fav canon autistic character he's so fucking whimsical

Honestly seeing Chloe make this video while also being the person who played Quinn in heartbreak high fits so well Imo😭

Thank you for including Anne she’s my literary best friend for life

I... didn't even think they were coded for Autism.

Aww omg this short makes me wanna hug my cousin. She's on the spectrum and LOVES matilda. Although i'm not sure if it's because she relates to the main character matilda or if she relates to matilda's family dynamic. God do i miss her. Makes me so sad when i can't cheer her on and talk about her favorite hobbies. She's so sweet and caring. It really softens my heart when i'm able to hang out with her. The pains of growing up 🥹

Omg i was just finished watching heart break high and i saw this i love that show sooooo much i wish they can come out with more I’m literally in love with that show

Anne of green gables! (I really like the book so when I watch the show not the one on Netflix I notice that there’s a lot of things that change)

PENELOPE DESERVES THE WORLD

I really love rottmnt's Donatello and TOH's Luz Noceda. Marcy Wu is also iconic :D

YES. ANNE. I JUST FINISHED WATCHING ANNE WITH AN E I WILL FORVEER REWATCH THE LAST EPUSIDE

OMG U PLAYED QUINN IN HEARTBREAK HIGH!! YOU DID SUCH A GOOD JOB WITH THE CHARACTER SHES MY FAVVV ❤❤

My neuro-vision is significantly stronger than my gaydar

Ferb from Phineas and Ferb

Anne is so adorable.

Basil from omori standing on the corner:

I love Matilda. Always saw parallels between my childhood and hers (without the gift of telekinesis!)

I watched "Anne with an E" for the first time in 8th grade and it became my comfort show, because I've never related to a character so much in my entire life! Pointing at Anne would probably be the only way I could ever explain how I view the world around me. I got diagnosed with ADHD 4-5 years after that and it makes way more sense to me now!

As a kid before I was diagnosed, my family always joked that I was a lot like Matilda, and then BAM, AUTISM.

Vanellope and her intense tics are why shes my fav