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What fictional characters do you suspect of being autistic?

Aaron Glassman in The Good Doctor. Although the main character is autistic, Dr Glassman often seems to display characteristics of someone undiagnosed who is capable of much more sophisticated masking.

Several of the students in Real Genius, one of my favourite films from the eighties.
 
Mr Allen said:
Just because they had no emotions doesn't mean their were on the spectrum, Data was an Android, Spock was Vulcan.
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True of course, I would add seven of nine to the list but with the same exception that she was Borg.

Their life stories in universe result in them behaving like a human that is, could this be surrogates? These characters always seemed more relatable that most to me (makes sense after my late diagnosis). Although, it's also a plot device that allows exploration of the human condition, in terms that we easily relate to?

And then there is the biggie - Picard. Likes solitude, responds poorly to interruptions and unexpected socialisation, can be awkward in social situations, in the zone when it's technical or strategic skills. Selective strong interests and habitual behaviour (Earl Grey, hot)
 
While reading Elantris by Brandon Sanderson, I thought one character, Adien, might be autistic. He's described like this:

He ate awkwardly, his motions stiff and uncontrolled. As he ate, he mumbled to himself - repeating numbers as far as Sarene could tell. Sarene had met people like him before, children whose minds weren't completely whole.​

At first, I bristled at the description of autism as being a "mind that isn't completely whole". However, later in the book, Sanderson explains it as a different condition. Still, I didn't like the concept until the explanation later.

This was Sanderson's first book, and his portrayal of characters with unique mental struggles has gotten considerably better. One of the main characters in The Stormlight Archive struggles with something like depression and another struggles with something like a dissociative identity disorder. Their mental struggles are never given a name but they are richly described, pivotal to the story and Sanderson makes you feel deeply for them.
 

Avengers writer-director Joss Whedon said Tony Stark was an Aspie!





Dr. Gregory House!

Tony Stark!

MR. Fantastic 2015 reboot

Clark Kent in the Snyder verse!

Howard Roark!

Stephan Strange!

Steve Ditko's Spiderman Run!

Jessica Jones!

Rorschach!

Tom Hansen!

Summer Finn!

Sherlock Holmes!
 
She’s no physically attractive super hero so I don’t know if she fits in here. Which is kind of the point. Detective Vera Stanhope
(Ann Cleeves’ character)
 
Nervous Rex said:
Off the top of my head, House, Monk, Psych, Poirot, Limitless, and Colombo definitely follow this pattern. I never watched Dexter or Numbers, but they seem to fit, too.
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Also,
  • Det. Robert Goren from Law & Order, Criminal Intent;
  • Det. Carolyn Barek, from same;
  • Dr. Temperance Brennan from Bones.
 
He isn't a fictional character but the writer of TV show shameless Paul Abbott I suspect of maybe having Asperger's or the comedian Jason Manford.
 
I've not seen this show, but have seen a couple of trailers, the good doctor, the character clearly has conditions, maybe he has Asperger's.
 
I've been watching Joe Pera Talks With You on HBO Max. Great comedy, and I don't know if he is ASD, or a typical, low key, Yooper?
 
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