Characters Who are Autistic, Because I, an Autistic Person, Said So (Animated Edition Pt. 2)
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Bruno Madrigal (Encanto)
socially awkward
special connection with animals
difficulty maintaining eye contact
his gift of prophecy gives autistic pattern recognition vibes
is shunned by his family/community for being different (this causes him to self-isolate)
direct communication style
stimming
has a special interest
anxious
doesn’t feel useful to his family (i hate how familiar this feeling is)
takes up the role of the “observer”
there’s a literal wall between him and other people (as opposed to the metaphorical wall autistic people often feel separates them from others)
humour is misread & observations/statements are misinterpreted
hernando & jorge could be a form of masking
has routines & rituals
as an autistic person, the mistreatment bruno faces is sadly relatable
Huey Duck (Duck Tales)
has a special interest
likes planning, order & organisation
resistant to change & new things
afraid of the unknown
stimming
experiences meltdowns & sensory overstimulation
infodumps
dietary issues (in this case sugar)
difficulty with creativity/imagination
has a comfort item
anxious
dislikes rule breaking
relies heavily on facts
Ferb Fletcher (Phineas & Ferb)
largely non-verbal (when he does speak it’s usually a few words to a sentence or two)
those few words are usually a loosely related or a completely unrelated fact
and it’s always direct/matter-of-fact
has a special interest
neutral facial expression
hyperfocuses
seems to be misunderstood by those around him (with the exception of phineas)
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III (How to Train Your Dragon)
socially awkward
special connection with animals (in this case dragons)
doesn’t fit in with his community/peers
is misunderstood by those around him
special interests
stimming
imaginary full-on, in depth conversations with himself
Dipper Pines (Gravity Falls)
has special interests
infodumps, hyperfocuses & hyperfixates
stimming
difficulty with social interaction
shown to have some sleep & hygiene issues
easily overwhelmed/overstimulated
anxious/nervous
feels like the odd one out (until ford comes along. ford is also autistic btw)
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real talk i think a big reason that the dt17 pulled off the “robot kid is a metaphor for autism” trope so beautifully is because Huey is also very clearly autistic coded. And also because BOYD isn’t robotic, but rather misunderstood and viewed as a threat despite in actuality being a relatively normal, sweet kid who doesn’t get why people treat him the way they do. And that the message isnt “we need to fix him” its “you need to fix the way you look at him”. And also that, again, Huey is autistic coded too and his whole arc that season is literally him struggling with being labeled as “robotic” so his story with BOYD isn’t just a nt boy learning to accept the autistic boy, but rather the autistic boy connecting with another autistic boy and learning there’s not anything wrong with him. Actually ok. My autistic ass has so many thoughts about BOYD and Huey and dt17 i could talk about it for hours. But yea.
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