What are the autistic coded characters you spotted in fiction?

I saw a really lovely Facebook post talking about the possibility that Lilo from Lilo and Stitch is autistic. It's worth reading through: Taylor Smith. read more

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 having conditions on the autism spectrum, such as autism, high-functioning autism or Asperger syndrome. read more

One of the characters is autistic and is portrayed as a powerful and competent character, and not a jerk. I seem to recall that one of the author’s children is autistic. read more