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* [[Characters/AmphibiaMarcyWu Marcy Wu]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' shows signs of having both autism and ADHD. She's obsessed with anime, video games, and tabletop games, extremely clumsy, has excessive knowledge and a desire to learn more, has a short attention span, and has a tendency to "get caught in the zone" (hyperfocus). She even says she has trouble looking people in the eye sometimes. [[spoiler:She also has moments of being InnocentlyInsensitive, which is common amongst the autistic community.]] When originally asked about it in a Reddit AMA, series creator Matt Braly stated that [[https://drive.google.com/file/u/1/d/1h04GAjYd10FRomX6aG6RBCzaB7ywo-9m/view?usp=drivesdk Marcy wasn’t created with her having autism in mind, but also that there’s still "a lot to learn about her, even on our end"]], implying that [[AscendedFanon her being neurodivergent could eventually become canon later on if it suits the show's story]]. On June 15, 2022, the ''Amphibia'' crew confirmed via Twitter [[https://twitter.com/scisetstarlight/status/1536939409496342528 that Marcy does indeed have autism,]] making her the first canonically autistic character in any Disney Television Animation series, and also the second canonically neurodivergent Disney TVA character, following [[Characters/TheOwlHouseLuzNoceda Luz Noceda]] (who also has ADHD) from ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse''.

* ''VideoGame:HelloCharlotte'': Charles Eyler is stated in-game to have suspected Asperger's.

* Though not definitively confirmed as such, [[Characters/BobsBurgersTinaBelcher Tina Belcher]] of ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' is implied to be autistic as she speaks in a CreepyMonotone, expresses distress through long groans, has NoSocialSkills and awkward body language, and can get extremely obsessive when it comes to horses or her crush Jimmy Jr.. Louise even says she's probably autistic in the first episode, and when Bob tries to deny it, Louise dumps a bunch of straws onto the floor and tells Tina to count them to which she replies "three".

* ''Webcomic/WinterMoon'': The tritagonist, Gideon, is authistic, just like the creator, Creator/{{Merryweatherey}}.

* ''Series/{{Astrid}}'': French-Belgian crime drama in which the eponymous Astrid Nielsen, an autistic librarian, and neurotypical CowboyCop Raphaëlle Coste investigate murders. One of the co-writers is autistic, and the series extensively features Astrid attending an autism support group whose members often consult on cases.

* ''Series/{{Astrid}}'': French-Belgian crime drama in which the eponymous Astrid Nielsen, an autistic librarian, and CowboyCop Raphaëlle Coste investigate murders. One of the co-writers is autistic, and the series extensively features Astrid attending an autism support group whose members often consult on cases.

* ''Literature/BunnyIsCutesOriginalOmegaverseCollection'' is a series of three {{Omegaverse}} stories, the first of which (''All I Want Is Silence'') is about an Autistic [[MisterSeahorse Omega Male]] and his Alpha Male boyfriend who have a baby together, fall in love in spite of Ableist abuse from the Alpha's [[spoiler: [[SwitchedAtBirth adoptive]] ]] family, and [[spoiler: [[WeddingFinale get married]] at the end]].

* ''BunnyIsCutesOriginalOmegaverseCollection'' is a series of three {{Omegaverse}} stories, the first of which (''All I Want Is Silence''), is about an Autistic [[MisterSeahorse Omega Male]] and his Alpha Male boyfriend who have a baby together [[spoiler: and [[WeddingFinale get married]] at the end]].

* ''WebVideo/ImAutisticNowWhat'' is a series of YouTube videos hosted by a mother named Megan who was diagnosed as Autistic as a child, consisting both of stories about her own lived experiences with Autism and [[ReactionVideo her reactions to other Autism-related content]].
* Creator/PaigeLayle is an Autistic vlogger who does various Autism-related content on YouTube and TikTok.

* ''WebVideo/ImAutisticNowWhat'' is a series of YouTube videos hosted by an Autistic housewife and mother named Megan, consisting both of stories about her own lived experiences with Autism and [[ReactionVideo her reactions to other Autism-related content]].