#autistic coded characters

[where-our-stories-start]

A handful of my favorite autistic characters

[heretherebedork]

Duang just being the most autistic boy ever, trying to guess at what's going on constantly because he can't read Qin but is also just not worried about that and so will ask until he makes the right connections and how much his entire body responds to everything and how he clings to ideas and how much he loves and I just adore him. Sincerely adore him.

[madlyn5ever]

Came across this post and had to make this (all of this literally happened not even a full minute ago lmao the second I saw it I was like Maddox and Ashlyn )

[do-u-know-this-autisticcharacter]

Do You Know This (Non-Canon) Autistic Character?

Dracule Mihawk from One Piece (manga)

Yes, I know him and see him as autistic.

Yes, I know him, but I don't see him as autistic.

I've heard of him.

I don't know him, but he seems autistic.

I don't know him, but he doesn't seem autistic.

I don't know him.

Voting ended onDec 13, 2025

Propaganda below the cut!

We barely know anything about Mihawk yet we still have enough to say he's definitely on the spectrum. He rarely shows his emotions, rarely changes his expression and just stares at people with his big ol' eyes, always speaks monotonously, and the only exceptions relate to his special interest in swords, which he's called the World's Strongest Swordsman, and he's shown little passion for fighting since there was no one at his level of skill with a sword. He ended his rivalry with another character (Shanks) when he lost his arm and couldn't fight Mihawk fairly anymore, and the only passion he's shown was when fighting Zoro since he saw the potential for Zoro to rival him and give him fun fights again. He's portrayed as perpetually bored and shows little interest in anything really until he's given hope that he can have fun and challenging sword duels again, that's how strong his special interest in swords is.

Mihawk is also very isolated, and when he does interact with people he's always blunt and doesn't entertain other people's antics. The man lived alone in a castle on a deserted island until Zoro and Perona were literally thrown at him. Not saying introversion equals autism, but we're told that Mihawk experienced betrayal in the past (possible sign of rejection sensitivity) and all the other characters respect his swordsmanship but otherwise are either scared of him or see him as odd and reclusive. It's pretty clear Mihawk is ostracized to a degree and scared of being taken advantage of again, so he isolates himself not just because he's an introvert.

This last point isn't as strong as everything else but Mihawk could possibly be texture and food sensitive. This man canonically has multiple of the same outfit in different colors, has only ever been seen drinking red wine, and he's shown to farm and cook for himself and I like the headcanon that he does this so he can trust his food won't trigger any of his sensitivity.

And that's my propaganda on why Mihawk is for the autistic goths and sword fanatics to claim as theirs!

Mod Pixie note: OMG I HADN'T THOUGHT OF THIS AND I WISH I HAD!

[kerokerrrokerroppi]

Twilight Sparkle is lwk autistic coded. Does anyone else see it?

[sunnylittlelesbisapph]

It's really fucking annoying when people love autistic coded characters like Wednesday Addams but they hate Robin Buckley for being "corny". It's even worse because both Stranger Things and Wednesday focuses on outcasts. It's also weird how people babygirl-ified Eddie Munson as another weird character (don't get me wrong, I love him too as a weird kid character) and then they say, "I miss s3 Robin" like what are we doing?? Robin has only gotten better. They only like Wednesday because she's more palatable and not "annoying". FUCK, I hate ableist fans of popular media. Robin is just as cool as Wednesday, they're both girlkissers and deserve to be appreciated

[autisticraventale]

As an autistic writer, I feel like every OC I create is always at least somewhat autistic coded. Whether they're supposed to be autistic or not, I can't help but think they all end up with at least one subtle autistic trait.

[aphmcu-mha]

Both Crosshair and Tech are autistic.

Change my mind. You can’t. It’s physically impossible