I Watched YOUR suggestions for Autistic Characters in Kid's Shows
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
- In the last video, you all suggested some great autistic reps in new kid's shows! I'm here to go over them and see what i think!
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Do you think these autistic characters are good reps? 🤔 Lemme know in the comments
Did you know that SpongeBob is Autistic?
Yes! ❤
Maybe the Hirekichi denizens in Zembeisho are a better representation of autism. If not that, then I might just get into creating another cartoon, Autisticus Autisticus, and we can all hope that better catches the full range of the autism spectrum.
It may be a bit of a stereotype because he's an inventor, but as an autistic person myself I find that Snork from Moominvalley (2019) is a pretty good representation!
My partner, who's also autistic, sees himself in the character a lot as well.
He doesn't feel comfortable with touch, or too much noise, he's a literal thinker, is pretty honest and he feels comfortable in his own solitude. There's also a scene that portrays overstimulation pretty well!
He's got a whole episode dedicated to him called "Inventor Snork" which I like a lot, where the main character learns to respect him as who he is. I personally recommend it; it's a pretty good series in general, and very wholesome.
I know of another character from the same series named Snufkin, who I find to be a very good representation of a (coded) autistic character with social anxiety. Also having some episodes dedicated to him, as well. Like "Snufkin and the Fairground". (My favorite episode).
I think Gordita from Primos is a good example. The episode Summer of Cuadros shows off her autism in a really inspiring way with her learning to understand the true meaning of art in her own way. I highly recommend it.
June Chang from The Ghost & Molly McGee. She even says "Im autistic. Sometimes my honesty is too much for some people". Shes apparently voiced by an actual autistic girl.
*Chen, but YES, June is the best!!
Bruno is also voiced by an actually autistic kid in the US/Canada version as well! Really shows the effort they put into it, along with bringing on actually autistic writers to write and develop Bruno's character and actually autistic advocates with ASAN. I love how the other characters don't look down on or make fun of Bruno, they accept him for who he is and help him out when he needs it, and he helps them out when they need it too, because that's what friends do. When I learned about Bruno I was so giddy and excited that there was finally a character in my favorite childhood show that I could relate to, and boy, do I ever! I see so much of myself in Bruno it's insane, and I absolutely love it. 😌👍
The British voice actor is autistic too
The British voice actor is also autistic
thought you ment Enconto's Bruno at first
Great review. A cute thing Bruno does too is if things get too loud he puffs out a makeshift steam set of headphones.
Oh really? That's great!! I love seeing little autistic touches like that even more
My gosh that sounds cute as frick
He not only puffs out the steam headphones but he also flaps his ladders when he gets excited or anxious or upset (like how some autistic people flap their hands, I know I do that a lot), and he has a special interest in not just schedules and time tables, but also humans, which I think is cute and clever since for a lot of autistic people, it's trains that are the special interest (DEFINITELY was for me as a kid and even now I still watch Thomas every now and then because the introduction of Bruno got me back into it), but for a brake car which is part of a train, it's humans. I love Bruno, I relate to him so much. I'm so happy my childhood special interest, Thomas the Tank Engine, now has a character I can really see myself in.
@@noahthe0tter If you want to see Bruno in action I have three episodes to recommend.
1. Shake, Rattle, and Bruno
2. The Waiting Game
3. Bruno's Blustery Day
All three of these episodes focus on Bruno and you can see the autistic traits I mentioned in my other comment on full display, as well as his friendship with the others. Also something you'll definitely notice in the US version is he speaks with the "autistic accent" and that's not even being put on by the VA, that's his normal voice! I'm so glad they got an autistic kid to voice him!
Cool image!
I want to add some stuff about Twyla- In one of the background clips you used, her talking to Lagoona (the sea monster character), she's talking about overstimulation and stimming. I think her exact line is "when things are too much for me, I twist my bracelet, and it helps me calm down." Also, her voice actress is Kayla Cromer, who is Autistic as well. And her character song, Out Of The Shadows, was performed by an Autistic nonbinary musician, Tangina Stone.
I usually flap my hands or rub them together whenever I'm happy or excited!
@@melissacooper8724 same!!!
Another show that I personally recommend is a sweet little BBC show called A Kind of Spark. It's based on a novel written by an autistic author, most if not all of the cast and crew are neurodivergent, and it follows an autistic girl named Addie who becomes hyperfixated with a witch trial that happened in her home town, which may have involved another autistic girl.
I actually have covered this one in a previous video!
oh ya i know that show
that show was filmed at my old school !!!
Sounds interesting. I’ll have to look it up.
Sounds like my type of show.
Autistic coding I wasn't expecting was Ortega from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. He's passionate about Fairy-type Pokemon and machinery to the point of making Pokemon-powered cars for him and his friends. He avoids unfamiliar people if he can help it, gets frustrated easily, speaks bluntly and has trouble understanding people. Part of the DLC has you help him understand dialogue from a short story he's reading for class. When I saw that part I literally said out loud, "Oh, you're autistic!" lol
I also second the Extraordinary Attorney Woo recommendation. It does rely on tired tropes a couple times but it's overall pretty good.
Interesting! I haven't checked out either of these media, I should do so then. Thanks for the recommendations!
There's actually a lot of autistic coded and neurodivergent characters in Pokemon. The creator is autistic himself. My personal favorites are Cynthia, Penny, and Marnie.
Gus in the owl house is basically autistic coded and Lunella from moon girl was confirmed to also have autism
I have covered Lunella! I didn't know about Gus tho! I should watch that show then
why are you mentioning gus and NOT HUNTER??
@@SugarDaYamperQueen cause everyone doesn’t talk about Gus having traits of autism they always go for Luz or Hunter
@@SugarDaYamperQueen and luz
@@MouetteRoquefort luz is adhd
An autistic coded character that always resonated with me (aside from obviously SpongeBob) is Pocoyo, personally a quite exceptional exponent for character around the spectrum 💖✨💖
Wait, was that a CG show with a toddler in blue PJs, a duck, an elephant and a sleepy bird?
Yep. Loved that show when i was younger. Still do, if I'm being honest. @@mondenkindqueen
I'm autistic and my special interest is doll collecting. I've been a huge monster high fan for many years, and Twyla has always been one of my favorite characters. I felt like she really resonated with me and I guess I know why now. When I watched her first appearance in the new show I cried. Seeing well done authentic representation of an autistic woman in a series that already means so much to me is the best feeling. Thank you for covering it 💞
Arthur did a really great job teaching about autism, especially the example brain gives on how you seem normal in your eyes, but to everyone else they seem weird and do some funny stuff is actually normal for them
Bro, I’m going to cry, I had no idea G3 Twyla is autistic!! She’s always been my favourite monster high character oh my goodness I love her so much
HER BEAD BRACELET, my absolute favourite thing to have on me at all times is my bead bracelet too. I’m so happy rn
Usually, I’m not a fan of the “X is ‘different’, so X must be autistic” breed of theorizing, but recently I rewatched The Muppets 2011 movie. Walter being a puppet in a human world is portrayed as something of a disability, but leads to him becoming hyperfixated on the Muppets, as they showed him it was ok to be childlike. His brother Gary becomes his caretaker in adulthood, much to the chagrin of Gary’s girlfriend Mary. Hell, his human form in the “Man or Muppet?” song is literally Jim Parsons. I don’t know if I’m properly putting it into words, I hope my point stands. Even before I realized that, I’m forever bitter they introduced one of the best “legacy” characters in a franchise reboot, then barely did anything with him afterwards. :,/
I actually didn't think about Walter being autistic coded! I'll have to cover him in another video. I think Disney made a surprisingly good move with the 2011 Muppets movie
That's still my favorite Muppet movie. I'm also upset with Disney not doing much with the Muppets in general
There’s a show on Netflix I’m currently watching called Extraordinary Attorney Woo and the main character, Woo Young-Woo, is autistic and can remember complex stuff, just like I can! I feel like that’s a pretty good rep if you wanna cover it.
Maud Pie from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic seems like she could be autistic coded. A few other characters from the show have been headcannoned as autistic, too, but Maud stands out to me the most.
Added to the list!
all the ponies are autistic and the cutie mark is their specific interest 👍
Some people think Branch from the Trolls franchise might be autistic. I don't really see it. Luz from The Owl house, maybe. Peridot and Pearl are in all likelihood autistic.
I personally think O the Owl from Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood was autistic coded. Then they went and made a whole explicitly stated autistic character. I hope Max and O meet one day and it becomes an awakening moment for O.
@@mondenkindqueen i would watch that, even though i am no longer of the intended audience for that show
Luz is ADHD so if she was autistic she’d be AuDHD. Don’t worry if you didn’t know since that’s mentioned off screen.
@@Acedragoncakeeaterall Dana said was that she was neurodivergent. She's never explicitly stated what Luz has.
In a follow up interview Dana states Luz has ADHD (replying to my comment since TH-cam keeps giving me error 400 when I try to reply to yours)
Me while watching all engines go: THIS IS AN ABOMINATION AND A DISGRACE TO THE ORIGINAL THOMAS AND FRIENDS AND WILL FOREVER DISGUST ME!!!!!
Me watching all engines go after hearing about Bruno:
Perhaps I treated you to harshly…
that show has nice animation too, it's weird to see the characters act like cartoons, but I like it somehow
Yes you did. This is way better than the 3D animated monstrosity.
OMG, LOVE YOU DID THIS, LOVE THIS REVIEW AND HOW EACH ASPECT IS CAUTIOUSLY DESGLOSSED, HOW YOU USE BOTH YOUR EXPERIENCES AND FACTUAL ELEMENTS AS JUDGEMENT, THE VARIETY OF EXAMPLES YOU CHOSE... EVERYTHING, I LOVE THIS CHANNEL 💖💖💖
Thank you very much!!
It's relieving to me that autistic characters are given a sense of autonomy and aren't just walking meltdowns OR supergeniuses. There's real nuance to them and how they're written.
Sometimes we all have those awkward moments, but I don't want to be treated like I'm made of glass or completely foreign or anything. I'm glad none of these examples forgot that part, yknow? For me personally, it's not a disability. I don't care if it's classified as one, because the way it affects me doesn't make me unable to do day-to-day stuff, and I really don't want to be pitied. It's what makes variety in these characters so fascinating
There's different levels to it of course. I don't really see it as much of a disability myself but I definitely use disability services just because society wasn't really made for people like us. It's been very helpful makes me feel better about myself.
1:32 - When this episode aired, I remember people posting this giraffe everywhere and the kid getting spooked by it. (The initial moment still makes me crack up)
Hahaha. It is kinda scary 😂
To be fair, have you ever seen a giraffe? They’re huge!
I can't believe the new version of Thomas (That is hated so much) actually represented autism so well.
Characters like Mob from Mob phsyco, Saiki from the disastrous life of Saiki k, Komi from Komi cant communicate all come off as being on the spectrum. At least they do to me.
Here’s another suggestion: Duck from Thomas and Friends. His autism may not be revealed but he does have a lot of traits.
Awesome! Added to the list
@@noahthe0tter Are you make a part 3? (Just curious)
A lot of the Engines do, this is because, thinking about it as a Christian with Autism myself, it seems very likely the Reverend Awdry himself may have been on the Spectrum.
I can't believe the comment I wrote about recommending Pablo not only got popular at the last video comment section but also made it in the video as well. Thank you and great review as always 👍
Thank you very much! Pablo was very good indeed!
I just watched some Pablo episodes. I connect very strongly because he’s autistic and has his own world with all his Imaginary friends that help him handle real life just like me. I connect to the Imaginary friends I have better than the ones who are not Imaginary. The only difference is I’m not an artist.
One small correction since Monster High is a special interest of mine: while the original webisodes and doll line came out in 2010 the show that you watched is more recent! This is the third generation of Monster High, and while fans are definitely divided on the new series, most people agree that Twyla is good representation. I also feel that it fits with her character in the original series :)
I have noticed recently that there are very few confirmed animated female autistic characters. Would like it if they made a tv show where both Adults and kids as cartoons on how they handle everyday life and pointing out how stereotypes of having it can impact people views on that person and how masking is very exhausting in order to fit in the everyone and be "normal".
RIGHT? I was just going off in the last video about Hazel from FOP A New Wish and how it’s so obvious that she’s autistic but the show runner (who, by the way, is her voice actress) doesn’t wanna actually confirm it. It’s so annoying to see a girl so relatable in a franchise that would’ve used her to fun of us 20 years ago and yet I’m forced to merely headcanon it.
Then again that might be a result of Butch Hartman also being a show runner. In which case, *I DEFY YOU, HARTMAN!!!* 😂
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No problem Trouge! I'm happy to make you feel better
As much as I dislike AEG and feel like it doesn’t represent Thomas well. I do give them credit for how they developed Bruno as a character and how well he is handled in the show. He feels like a character that could exist in the original show! Seeing all these different depictions of autistic or autism spectrum coded characters has been great in helping me develop my own character who is on the spectrum as well along with some of his friends.
I’d also hate to be that guy, but Thomas techinally wasn’t a cartoon at first, it was mainly live action models with some minor stop motion. In 2010 it switched to CG, and stayed that way until 2022. Also, PBS didn’t produce the new Thomas series. It’s made by Mattel and Nelvana. PBS hasn’t aired Thomas in years, and it’s mainly been on and off on channels and streaming like Netflix and Cartoonito.
3:45 I totally get that. I still don't like loud noises, whether it be gigantic crowds talking over each other, fire alarms, etc. I just built up a tolerance. Still dont like it
Yeah! I get overstimulated easily with loud noises
@@noahthe0tter it gets a bit easier to tolerate as we age, but yeah
Tecna from Winx Club.
There is a whole list of times she was autism coded:
S1 E2 - Vallisto, known for it's rich artistic tradition. I love taking these things apart.
S1 E3 - The learning curb is steep.
S1 E5 - I'd say they're a bit impractical. There is a technical term for the way she's acting, crazy. Yes, that's a good Canis Carniverous, go away.
S1 E6 - I memorized it. I'm still suprised she memerized the cafeteria menu for the rest of the school year. Then look for it, we have just over a minute. There's a significant risk factor involved should I calculate the exact number?
S1 E7 - Maybe there is a manual online. If we had a manual for the labor. What's so funny? I wasn't joking. Broom is elongated to reach high places. It's 3 feet tall and gives off a fowl musky odor.
S1 E9 - Hey, I like my clothes. Stella, please remember our goal is not to socialize.
S1 E10 - Spontaneity is overrated, advanced planning is a sign of respect. Be logical. What kind of advice is that? The only logical kind.
S1 E11 - A systematic search is in order. It is a member of the emezygle family. Zitbugs live in cold climates. Although conflic occurs in 1 in 5 fredships, I'm sorry too.
S1 E12 - It's illogical. Why would you want to do somthing when all that matters is how you look.
S1 E18 - From my calculations she on average 14.5 minutes late. Do you know how low the probability of finding a friend like you is?
S2 E1 - 100% Chance of fun
S2 E8 - Completely Illogical, if you don't believe in fighting don't fight at all
S2 E9 - All the neutreants nessesary for an active fairy.
S2 E9 - Doomscrolling
S2 E11 - Because is not a reason
S2 E16 - A big halloween part? Yippee! (Blurting out things she wasn't supposed to blurt out).
S2 E17 - Witches are adept in not being found. My plan is clearly the most logical of them all.
S2 E18 - Don't be so hard on yourself. Guessing the codex was in cloud tower was a good guess. Everyone makes mistakes
S2 E19 - Just because I'm from a digital realm, everyone trests me like I'm a machine.
S2 E21 - I burn way too easily, I can't wear a swimsuit. Tecna's agreed to her first makeover.
S2 E22 - I didn't even know I could cry.
S2 E24 - A pixie's chance of surviving the underrealm is less than 10%. Didget this is completely Illogical.
S3 E1 - 28% in that suitcase, and 39% in there.
S3 E5 - But if we don't ask her, we wont get in trouble.
S3 E13 - It's illogical to try to keep us from the gate.
S3 E14 - Tecna always had hope in her eyes, like every time she tried to make a joke.
S3 E18 - Logical Choice. Increaseing the air friction around the creature should slow it down.
S3 E22 - I say go with your mind. Follow logic. You must go in the other room and give up emotion forever. Luck has no bearing on the outcome.
1st Movie - Once he sees you in that dress, the probability that he'll even lookat your feet is 0. Now there's too much data. Information overload!
S4 E2 - Hey, theres an alteration of the propeller in section 1071.
S4 E14 - Really? I thought it was the brain.
2nd Movie - No powers, no technology? I'm the most useless fairy.
S5 E4 - Oh Tecna, too technical. When I want to figure something out, I just ask someone.
Timmy and I created it with a tecno-magic interface and... Tecna, too technical.
S5 E6 - I'm sorry if I seem cold. At home on zenith, people don't show their emotions.
S5 E8 - Alone in her room while a party is going on outside.
S5 E9 - Sometimes I don't know what to say to him in person. It's easier to talk with my thumbs.
S5 E20 - We perfer texting. It's easier to talk to each other.
S5 E21 - Laugh at all his jokes especially if they're not funny.
S5 E22 - Face to face, and heart to heart. It worked with me and timmy. It's completely logical, and totally wrong.
3rd Movie - There's never been a half off sale I didn't know of a month in advance. I'm glad you two still want to joke. Tecna, remember what we said about speaking english before. I don't think Jalatnal is a word.
S6 E5 - Tecna, what do you think? Oh, well thats so great to hear, thanks for the input. Tecna, I would appreciate it if you took more of an interest. Sure, I can't wait to hear how it sounds through my headphones.
S6 E13 - Without you Bloom, the emotional and physiological vibrations of the group were all out of wack.
S6 E20 - I analyzed Bloom's best pizzas and sorted them by taste and texture, and came up with hundreds of combinations. We'll just take the chef's special.
S6 E21 - I calculated you chances of approval, and they are 66.6% and rising.
S7 E17 - I don't understand why we are moving up a stream. Do you faries need a logical reason for everything? It's fun.
S8 E20 - It's very sensitive Tecna, I think you tickled her.
WoW S1 E1 - You know Jams. Humor is not your specialty Tecna. So adorable, no comment.
WoW S1 E3 - Careful we all want to feel needed, but sometimes we risk being selfish.
WoW S1 E7 - Ace is late. The show should have started 2 minutes and 37 seconds ago. Do the logical this. No, follow your instincts.
Yes! I love that more people talk about Twyla. I headcanon Frankie as autistic too.
While this isn't a piece of children's media, Nicolas Angel from the film Hot Fuzz is for sure autism-coded. He's hyperfixated on police procedurals, he's averse to some loud noises, he's shown as having a habit of repeating things people have said to him earlier on, he takes stuff literally, etc. My autistic friend wrote an essay about this for his university project ^^
Interesting! I've never seen Hot Fuzz, I guess I should now if it has a good autism rep!
0:18 Bruno The Brakecar is my favorite!!! He's my boy! He's the goat!
Begging you to mention hunter from owl house. He is just the best little snowflake ever. My favorite character other than king. 😊
Yes! I relate to Hunter sooo much💜
Tbh im an autistic monster high fan and while i dont like the new series, i do appreciate the representation they are adding and Twyla's always been a favourite of mine so that makes me really happy :D
As an Aspie or someone with High-Functioning Autism as well as a doll collector, I was really impressed by Twyla's Autistic representation in MH Gen 3! Her character is even one of my favorite characters out of all of the characters in MH Gen 3 (the third generation of the Monster High doll line), and I have one of her dolls in my collection as well. I'm honestly happy to see others talking about Twyla and how amazing she is as a character!🖤💜
Probably one of my favorite autistic-coded characters in recent time is Cofi from Chikn Nuggit
even precure has an autistic-coded character (miyuki from smile)
Oh interesting! I should look that up too then
Oh my gosh Smile Precure was my childhood! I see her more as ADHD (slight self projection) but I can totally see where she could be autistic as well!
@@cabin7slytherpuffempathwell adhd and autism do overlap and its possible for people to have both
Very true!
I like that Carl comes back in later episodes and isn’t just a one off character
Me too! I remember in one episode that he came with George to watch the Bionic Bunny special with Arthur and Buster. While the cable was being fixed they were telling their version of how it ended. Carl had told them exactly how the show would end because he only saw it once@
I'm not on the spectrum, but I do have some form of CPTSD, which has a lot of overlap in how it presents. Mainly for me, it's certain specific loud noises that really startle me or stress me out. I never got to have characters growing up that had that trait, and I think I would have liked to have them, even if our experiences aren't quite the same. Having characters like these in kids shows is going to help a lot of people express their needs better, and understand the needs of others.
when I was 7 I was fan of Twyla
I was diagnosed with autism in April this year, she's so important to me
I love Carl so much. I think he's adorable. There's another episode he's in where he really reminds me of my sister. We're both on the spectrum fyi. George is putting on a show and during rehearsals Carl has to leave because of his schedule. But Carl still comes through at the end and the show goes perfectly. I really like it because it shows while autistic people like to stick to schedules, they are still loyal and reliable. I also feel George himself is autistic, just never diagnosed. While Carl reminds me of my sister, I resonate more with George. I even have a plush I interact with similar to how George interacts with his puppet.
P.S. Although never stated in the show, the creator of The Owl House has stated that Luz is neurodivergent. I think she has AuDHD like me. Also Tim Burton considers himself autistic and that explains a lot of his characters and movies.
WHY DOES EVERYONE FORGET ABOUT THE DAD ON BLUEY!!!??? (no not bandit)
Chloe's dad, you mean?
@@cabin7slytherpuffempath yeah!!
Norma from Paranormal Park is also autistic and I personally really connected to the way she is represented
She's a very good autistic rep, agreed!
4:56 actually this version of twyla is from generation 3 of monster high which aired in twenty-twenty-something though I'm not sure how much differs from her gen one counterpart from 2013
Not that I’ve seen any of the series one stuff in ages, but she definitely wasn’t autistic/autistic coded back then.
There was another character introduced much later that I always thought was autism coded. Jane Boolittle. Very shy, troubling socializing, prefers the company of animals, etc.
Edit: oops! I made the comment before I saw you use a gif of Norma lol
Idk if you've seen it, but in the show Dead End: Paranormal Park, one of the main characters is autistic! She doesn’t say it in the show, but it is canon and I believe she says it in the comics the show is adapted from. The creator of Dead End: Paranormal Park, Hamish Steele, is also autistic and the portrayal is based on his experience as an autistic person
Hi, as an autistic Person myself I always love seeing more characters on the spectrum in Media.
If you or anyone else is looking for more video game characters there are three that I interpret as being on the spectrum (although this is not confirmed so take it with a grain of salt) which are: Flora, Fifi and Fitz Fellow from the murder mystery game Tangle Tower.
The minions are most definitely autistic coded. Yuki Nagato from The disappearance of Nagato Yuki Chan is too. Rina Tennoji from Love Live Nijigaku is most definitely autistic. Phineas and Ferb are both autistic coded. Gene is an autistic coded emoji.
You Should really check out the show Run Jump Play. It’s about kids on the autism spectrum who play sports. It’s very good autism representation.
It’s on TH-cam
As someone who was diagnosed with Aspergers (or I guess it's now called "autism spectrum disorder"), I find this to be an awesome video!
Thank you!
I have Asperger's Syndrome as well. I'm very intelligent with video games and movies, but I have trouble understanding feelings and socializing.
It’s hard for me to find autistic characters that also are hypersensitive to stimulation
I want to give an example, but I can’t think of a single character in a show I like that are sensitive to sounds, smells, sights, touch, emotion, pain, and stuff like that
I wish there was :(
Ooohhh yasss ttte and mh cameo!! I love them both so much, oh can I also mention Marcy wu from amphibia and entrapta from she-ra spop
If you do a third video then I suggest Entrapta from the 2018 She-ra cartoon
Oh, good idea ! I havent seen that show
Phineas and Ferb, Milo Murphy's Law and Hamster and Gretel have great neurodiversity rep.
Added to the list!
Out of all the autistic characters I can relate to Carl the most because I take things too literally sometimes and I do find some puppets really creepy! Unlike Carl I find trains boring! I'm more into music. I can play the violin and the ukulele! I'm also a big Beatles fan!
Definitely Huey from DuckTales
Huey is great. My favorite when I first watched the show, and while I was in the process of getting diagnosed a year ago I saw he was headcanoned as autistic, and had one of those “oh. Yeah, that makes sense.” Moments.
@@thatonepossum5766 yeah, he definitely seems like he was made to be autistic, even though the creators said he wasn’t.
I thought carl just had a fear of puppets,I guess this was something I didn't understand when I was a kid,I mean the old term for it was a very long word,I didn't understand that
Twyla also gets a boyfriend later in the show, which is really cool from a representation angle :] not something you see often
Honestly you've probably seen this a lot but I think (pre timeskip) Zoro from one piece is a pretty good autistic coded character as well as Luffy
I've actually never seen One Piece! And I don't think that character has been suggested before either, no!
@@noahthe0tter I personally think him and The main character are good autistic coded characters and I've seen others agree it's pretty fun show anyway:)
I’m happy to see Twyla on this list!
If you're going to talk about more autistic coded characters, you need to mention Molly Blyndeff from Epithet Erased!
I havent seen Epithet Erased! I guess i should now
I have autism and I love these characters so much!!!
Donatello from Rise of TMNT my beloved :3
Donnie is an 11/10 character.
I've covered Donnie before, indeed!
Kid Danger: *wearing his mighty pup movie outfit* Max from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood HAS autism like me, Kid Danger the pony and my brother, Chevy man 30-30 the unicorn. Max in Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood likes trains too. Generally, i like trains too preferable Thomas and Friends. Do not judge me unless you judge yourself first.
i just read anne with a e and she is very autistic coded i need to watch the show now
also i head canon mitchell from skandar books :')
My cousin was on Arthur show back when it aired i miss that show now have not pbs kids show have to watch and it downfall that is going be bankruptcy other than that carl was very cute.
I just found out that I’m might have PDD-NOS. I don’t think they have that in media.
Possibly Max from Daniel Tiger?
I didn't know Daniel tiger had an autistic rep! Added to the list!
7:21
No.
Theo is the first character in Thomas to have autism
Yeah but he's not really that good of representation, second of all Brenner said in an interview he was implied to be Autistic in his writing.
Sadly
@@StellaIsHere176 tf you mean sadly?
Are you ableist?
@@Gregory_ferrandis no i just hate season 25
@@StellaIsHere176 the season came out 3 years ago move on already
7:23 I thought Theo was the first
Theo does have a lot of traits but was never explicitly stated by Mattel to be autistic, making Bruno the first explicitly autistic character in Thomas and Friends.
No Hazel Wells, huh?
…I guess I’ll have to be her cheerleader, and continue to be so until you give her a shot. I mean, it’s so obvious…
But on a note related to the video itself, my initial reaction to Brake Car Bruno was utter shock that the producers thought they could get away with using the name Bruno in 2022. I mean, did none of them see Encanto? (This is an exaggeration; lay off on what actually happened)
G3 debued like last year or the year before that not 2013
I love twyla ❤
Unless im wrong, I don't think ASAN did reach out to PBS to help create Bruno.
Yeah Thomas And Friends: All Engines Go isn't a PBS Kids show. Most likely, the executives at Mattel reached out to ASAN.
@@BlythePennyBicycle21 Yes it was Mattel who reached out to ASAN.
Great video.
Thank you!!
you're talking about generation 3 of monster high, not the original that came out in 2013 ^^
Go do Donnie for Rise of the TMNT next
I actually have! He's in a previous video
Wassup?!
Theo (journey beyond sodor) was the original autistic thomas character. While Bruno is tokenism for D.E.I. points
Bruno is a disgrace to the fandom he sucks
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@@sardonicprincess just cause hes an aeg character
@@StellaIsHere176whats an aeg
@@sardonicprincess all engines go🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
@@StellaIsHere176yeah, i only watch anime so i wouldnt know that
Really great video! ^^ A character I'd really like you to see is Tomori Takamatsu from BanG Dream It's MyGO!!!!!
She's not canonically autistic, but she's HEAVILY autistic coded. She's sensitive, awkward, and avoids eye contact, yet she's kind, a sweetheart, and always tries her best 🥹
Perfect! Added to the list