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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.
Specific language impairment (SLI) is diagnosed when a child's language does not develop normally and the difficulties cannot be accounted for by generally slow development, physical abnormality of the speech apparatus, autism spectrum disorder, apraxia, acquired brain damage or hearing loss. Twin studies have shown that it is under genetic ...
Character Title Character's Disability Actor Ref. 2010 Hiccup How to Train Your Dragon: Has a prosthetic left leg Jay Baruchel [175] 2011 Heinz Doofenshmirtz (2nd Dimension) Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension: He has an eye-patch with a scar running over it, which covers his left eye socket. Dan Povenmire [176] [177] [178 ...
Pages in category "Autistic fictional characters" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Cameras will begin to roll this week on Rosie O’Donnell’s new documentary, “Unleashing Hope: The Power of Service Dogs for Autism.” The film, co-directed by award-winning filmmakers ...
In the mid-1990s, Gerson Saines was a vice-president at the William Morris Agency when her 2-year-old son was diagnosed with autism. She learned about Grandin soon afterward, when her mother told her about seeing Grandin's book Thinking in Pictures in a bookstore and, around the same time, her grandmother independently sent her an article about ...
Nora Ephron criticized these conclusions, writing that popular speculative diagnoses suggest autism is "an epidemic, or else a wildly over-diagnosed thing that there used to be other words for". [66] Thomas Sowell has criticized Time 's diagnosis of Gates, saying that the people diagnosing him have not seen him personally.
A test that measures the response of the human retina can be used to spot disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, new research has shown.