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Autistic tv characters

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AlternativelyWired · 25/07/2022 08:19

Just thinking about the last series of Endeavour that's coming up and Morse strikes me as autistic. He doesn't fit in particularly but very much wants to, he's a loner, no luck in love, people struggle with him, he self medicates? with alcohol and has the stereotypical logical mind that loves crosswords. I'm sure there are others but my brain isn't working yet today.

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tobee · 29/07/2022 02:21

I've only watched Morse not Endeavour but it fits. Not thought of it before.

WeirdPookah · 29/07/2022 10:50

Yes, I could see that. My husband and I had a discussion about this a little while ago, as there are not many actually Autistic characters, beyond things like in Atypical.

Autistic coded characters we discussed were...

Newt Scamander, Eddie Redmayne as said that he has portrayed this character in a way he believes him to be Autistic. At that time though there would have been no diagnosis of this at all.

Dr Temperance Brennan in Bones. I have read they decided to not give her "a label" in case it affected people liking her (ffs).

More recently, Robin Buckley in Stranger Things. She's mentioned how she has no social filter, misses social inferences, took longer to walk as a baby, obsessed with films etc

The well discussed Sherlock Holmes!

Spencer Reid in Criminal Minds, they did have an episode where he connected to a non-verbal Autistic boy, though playing piano music, and another character asked Reid had he thought perhaps he himself was Autistic, but they never really took it anywhere.

Will Graham in Hannibal, or the various films, but the TV series payed by Hugh Dancy showed it more, and reflects often word for word, quotes from the books. He does say in the show he is Autistic.

ofwarren · 29/07/2022 17:50

I've not watched any of the things mentioned except fantastic beasts and I noticed that about Newt too. He doesn't give good eye contact and his animals are definitely his special interest.

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