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* Headscratchers.{{Super}}: "Frank is the narrator, so what we're seeing is his conclusions of how things turned out. The audience is just supposed to consider [[{{Deconstruction}} what would likely happen]] if '''[[AmbiguousDisorder a guy]]''' [[Literature/DonQuixote like Frank]] one day decided to be a super hero [[RealityEnsues in real life]]." '''ZCE pothole; bolded for convenience.'''

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* Headscratchers.{{Super}}: "Frank is the narrator, so what we're seeing is his conclusions of how things turned out. The audience is just supposed to consider [[{{Deconstruction}} what would likely happen]] if '''[[AmbiguousDisorder a guy]]''' [[Literature/DonQuixote like Frank]] one day decided to be a super hero [[RealityEnsues [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome in real life]]." '''ZCE pothole; bolded for convenience.'''

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* WebAnimation.{{Dumbland}}: Uncle Bob's bizarre mannerisms (such as vomiting, gagging himself, hitting himself and others around him) appears to show traits of Tourette's syndrome.


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* Literature.TheOverstory: Adam is considered "socially retarded" by his school (growing up in the 1960s where diagnoses would be less widespread), is SuperGullible as a child and HatesBeingTouched. One of his colleagues as an adult refers to him as "borderline autistic".
* Series.{{Cucumber}}: Something is ''deeply'' wrong with Daniel, even being called "insane" by one character.
* Webcomic.{{Savestate}}: It's never brought up directly, but Kade's obsessive behavior with regards to video games, moments of overreacting, and trouble catching social cues could be indicative of some form of autism.


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* Literature.{{Bunny}}: Samantha has clear signs of schizophrenia. Lampshaded when a clearly schizophrenic woman who sits next to her on the bus reads a schizophrenia pamphlet out loud, and Samantha wonders if she has it herself.


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* Characters.{{Blindspring}}: Aliana's vague, lost and regretful expression after her vicious prank succeeds in keeping Tammy from her duties implies that she may not be entirely in control of her own actions.
* Characters.{{Gormenghast}}: They move and speak in perfect unison, and they have a ''[[AmbiguousDisorder rather eccentric way]]'' ​to communicate with other people.
* Fanfic.HerMax: Max is a toddler who stops talking after his parents die.
* ComicBook.RocketRacoon: In ''Annihilation: Conquest - Star-Lord'', Rocket apparently has an obsessive compulsive disorder, frequently washing his hands. This was quietly ignored afterwards. '''Not sure if diagnosed in-universe or just implied.'''
* Podcast.TheDickShow: David Clegg, Maddox, and Peach all have one.
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* Series.TheSopranos: While Ralph Cifaretto has several signs of anti-social personality disorder, he seems to really care about his son Justy, so his highly impulsive, borderline-sociopathic personality is probably due to his drug addiction. '''Other two examples in the weird/awkward/insane-like folder.'''
* GameOfThrones.TropesA:
** Viserys exhibits the extreme mood swings between rage and depression commonly attributed to bipolar people.
** Several characters (Joffrey, Ramsay and Euron especially) appear to be sociopaths. '''Also a ZCE. Two more examples are in the meant to have X folder.'''
* Recap.ICarlyS01Ep25IHaveALovesickTeacher: For her mood swings in this episode, it's possible Ms. Ackerman suffers from bipolar disorder.


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* Series.TheSopranos:
** Tony Soprano himself. Between his LackOfEmpathy, HairTriggerTemper, uncontrolled outburst of frustration, and grandiose sense of entitlement, there's definitely something wrong with him. While the psychiatrists in the show clearly diagnose Tony as an incurable criminal psychopath, there are several moments throughout the series when he is seen expressing true remorse for his actions as well as acting on genuine feelings of altruism, so yeah, he has a vague mental disorder left to viewers' interpretation.
** Christopher Moltisanti, who has emotional outbursts, fits of alternating aggression and depression, and serious attention deficit difficulties. He self-medicates through drug abuse. His various undiagnosed mental problems are brought up by other characters on multiple occasions. '''Third example located in the armchair dianogsis folder.'''
* Film.TheSmurfs2: Hackus shows signs of being mentally challenged like incoherent speech, repetitively licking [[{{Squick}} puddle water]], no social skills or cues and doesn’t comprehend the fact Gargamel called him a “moron” when picking who should go and kidnap Smurfette. Not sure if having his tongue sticking out most the time is anything.


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* GameOfThrones.TropesA:
** Cersei's black and white concept of friends and enemies, penchant for risky indulgences like adultery and alcoholism, poor control of her emotions, and difficulty empathizing with others have led to a popular theory that she has Borderline Personality Disorder. WordOfGod is that she has Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
** Tywin all but states that Jaime suffered from dyslexia as a child. '''Two more examples are in the armchair diagnosis folder.'''


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* Characters.ShirobakoMusashinoAnimationAnimationDepartment: (Ai Kunogi) Her terminal shyness and constant anxiety verges on this sometimes. She is also prone to stuttering, almost on the fringes of having a full-on speech disorder.

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* Film.MonkeyShines: Given she is a StepfordSmiler, but also a mean spirited selfish ControlFreak at the same time which surfaces when she refuses to take no for an answer or have Melanie look after Allan, it's possible Dorothy suffers from bipolar disorder.


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* Characters.TheEgyptGame: "Taking all of his traits into account (see below), he's very likely to be on the autism spectrum, but this is never referenced in-story."


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* DarthWiki.{{PROTOCOL}}: "He's socially-awkward (at first), occasionally LiteralMinded, has a prevalent obsession with cooking and can recall seventeen recipes from memory, at times seemingly oblivious to danger, and he doesn't pick up on some social cues from Roxanne or anyone (at first)."


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* Characters.PersonaMindscapes: "It's pretty clear that her outbursts of violence aren't ''just'' the byproduct of a bad temper." '''Is it implying Intermittent Explosive Disorder? Or...?'''


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* Literature.{{Whitefern}}: "Continuing from the first book, it is unclear exactly what is wrong with Sylvia. This confusion is compounded since Sylvia's symptoms have almost entirely altered during the TimeSkip." '''And those symptoms are...?'''
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* SelfDemonstrating.ShaggyRodgers: "Like, [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooLegendOfThePhantosaur some doc thinks that my cowardice is some kinda panic disorder!]] But, like, I dunno if that's true since, like, he couldn't [[HypnoFool hypnotize it outta me.]]" '''Diagnosed (I assume) with a panic disorder, but then throws it into question.'''

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* SelfDemonstrating.ShaggyRodgers: ShaggyRogers: "Like, [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooLegendOfThePhantosaur some doc thinks that my cowardice is some kinda panic disorder!]] But, like, I dunno if that's true since, like, he couldn't [[HypnoFool hypnotize it outta me.]]" '''Diagnosed (I assume) with a panic disorder, but then throws it into question.'''

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* Film.ReignOverMe: "Charlie for the most part appears to have high functioning autism due to childlike behavior, stimming by listening to music, social awkwardness and preference of solitude. However his behavior is actually a result of untreated PTSD/Depression and prolonged grief induced isolation as he used to be more social. While it isn't confirmed or acknowledged, Charlie appears to have autistic coding to his character."





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* PlayingWith.CannotTellALie: "Alice has a '''[[AmbiguousDisorder developmental disorder that keeps her from seeing things abstractly]]''', which makes up a big part of lying." '''Without anything else to go on, this hypothetical example may as well just be a hypothetical fake disorder.'''


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* Literature.GenuineFraud: "Jule is almost completely unconcerned with anyone's feelings besides her own, and despite being a very skilled manipulator, she has a habit of latching on to people who treat her with enough kindness, which blinds her to their very human flaws." '''Neither of these traits necessarily line up with any disorders, but they're serious enough to not just be quirks.'''
* SelfDemonstrating.ShaggyRodgers: "Like, [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooLegendOfThePhantosaur some doc thinks that my cowardice is some kinda panic disorder!]] But, like, I dunno if that's true since, like, he couldn't [[HypnoFool hypnotize it outta me.]]" '''Diagnosed (I assume) with a panic disorder, but then throws it into question.'''
* Series.Flowers2016: "Amy has at least some high functioning mental illness, indicated through series 1. In series 2 it may have developed into being much more serious, or just remained the same but paired with deep innocent delusion (that could itself be a symptom of a mental deficiency caused by being so sheltered)." '''Claims she has a mental illness, but gives no details.'''
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* Headscratchers.{{Super}}: "Frank is the narrator, so what we're seeing is his conclusions of how things turned out. The audience is just supposed to consider [[{{Deconstruction}} what would likely happen]] if '''[[AmbiguousDisorder a guy]''' [[Literature/DonQuixote like Frank]] one day decided to be a super hero [[RealityEnsues in real life]]." '''ZCE pothole; bolded for convenience.'''

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* Headscratchers.{{Super}}: "Frank is the narrator, so what we're seeing is his conclusions of how things turned out. The audience is just supposed to consider [[{{Deconstruction}} what would likely happen]] if '''[[AmbiguousDisorder a guy]''' guy]]''' [[Literature/DonQuixote like Frank]] one day decided to be a super hero [[RealityEnsues in real life]]." '''ZCE pothole; bolded for convenience.'''

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* UsefulNotes.{{Iran}}: Bache-mosbat: Young bookworms who have '''[[AmbiguousDisorder autistic-like behavior.]]'''



* Series.PrettyGuardianSailorMoon: "The show's version of Ami seems to have [[IntelligenceEqualsIsolation an even harder time fitting in]] than her manga or anime counterparts, and is unable to [[LiteralMinded understand sarcasm or social cues]]. There's even an entire episode where Ami worries that she's a bad friend after mistaking Usagi and Naru's jokes for genuine expressions of disdain."
* UsefulNotes.{{Iran}}: Bache-mosbat: Young bookworms who have '''[[AmbiguousDisorder autistic-like behavior.]]'''



* Literature.AStudyInMoonlight: "Zigzagged. Viviane does have an actual diagnosis (Asperger's Syndrome), but she's very private about it, and even people in the mental health field often don't know what to make of her. So to most of the people around her, she's "Weird Not Otherwise Specified." She was also misdiagnosed with sociopathy at one point." '''Called "Zig-zagged", however it's diagnosed and the ambiguous part is an In-Universe reaction.'''




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* YMMV.TheMagicBookOfSpells: "Dirhhennia the Heaped was seemingly born with an AmbiguousDisorder that made her obsessed with balls, alongside chronic depression." '''"Obsessed with balls" sounds like a weird quirk without much else to go on.'''


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* Film.{{Chocolat}}: "Subverted; Rosette has ''cri du chat'' or "cry of the cat". Vianne reveals this in a flashback. Played straight with [[spoiler: Thierry's son]]." '''Two examples, technically, but both are missing context. Also, it'd only be subverted if the audience had reason to suspect the disorder wouldn't be named'''
* Headscratchers.{{Super}}: "Frank is the narrator, so what we're seeing is his conclusions of how things turned out. The audience is just supposed to consider [[{{Deconstruction}} what would likely happen]] if '''[[AmbiguousDisorder a guy]''' [[Literature/DonQuixote like Frank]] one day decided to be a super hero [[RealityEnsues in real life]]." '''ZCE pothole; bolded for convenience.'''

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* Characters.MonteFjanton: Morgan is obsessed with conspiracy theories and seems to have no interest in anything outside of this field, struggles with social interactions, has an eccentric style of dress (while being unaware that other characters think it looks weird), lacks empathy, and has no qualms about using lies and deception to push his own agenda. [[spoiler:Then again, as he's a reptilian, this might be justified.]]


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* Characters.DraculaLiterature: He's presented as intelligent but strangely mentally impaired. He is charismatic, good with languages and capable of planning, but also rigid in his thoughts, overly habitual, incapable of higher abstract thinking, selfish, and emotionally unbalanced, ranging from shallow affect to violent fits of rage. Professor Van Helsing speculatively characterizes him as a "criminal personality" in the novel, a now-obsolete diagnosis which is in some ways similar (but not equivalent) to the modern idea of sociopathy.

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* Characters.MyCandyLove: "Although you can control almost all of Candy's responses to people and some of the actions she takes, the one thing the player can't control is her thoughts. Candy's constant worrying, jumping to negative conclusions, fearing negative outcomes, low self-esteem, and going through some pretty emotionally stressful situations all point to the idea that she may have an anxiety disorder. Signs appear throughout 'High School Life' and 'University Life' goes on to continue the trend." '''Armchair diagnosis of Anxiety Disorder.'''



* Characters.MyCandyLove: "Although you can control almost all of Candy's responses to people and some of the actions she takes, the one thing the player can't control is her thoughts. Candy's constant worrying, jumping to negative conclusions, fearing negative outcomes, low self-esteem, and going through some pretty emotionally stressful situations all point to the idea that she may have an anxiety disorder. Signs appear throughout 'High School Life' and 'University Life' goes on to continue the trend." '''Armchair diagnosis of Anxiety Disorder.'''

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* Series.LoveHate: Luke has some kind of condition. He lives in squalor and he has a tendency towards [[StalkerWithACrush hanging around outside people's houses]]. [[spoiler: Darren and Nidge kill him when his stalking of Mary has become too much.]]
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* Fanfic/DaydreamsAndNightmares: Subverted with Nin - she is explicitly stated to have UsefulNotes/AspergersSyndrome and shows many of the traits and signs of it (introspection, anxiety, BigEater tendencies, etc.) Probably because she - like all the Dreamers - is [[WriteWhoYouKnow based off a real acquaintance of the author]].
* Literature/RoxyWasHere: Thoroughly {{Averted}}, as Roxy explicitly spells out her various neuro-nontypicalities in chapter 3: ADHD, depression, and Asperger's. Her power mostly suppresses them nowadays, but they reappear when she gets sufficiently drunk. '''Noted as an AvertedTrope'''

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* Fanfic/DaydreamsAndNightmares: Fanfic.DaydreamsAndNightmares: Subverted with Nin - she is explicitly stated to have UsefulNotes/AspergersSyndrome and shows many of the traits and signs of it (introspection, anxiety, BigEater tendencies, etc.) Probably because she - like all the Dreamers - is [[WriteWhoYouKnow based off a real acquaintance of the author]].
* Literature/RoxyWasHere: Literature.RoxyWasHere: Thoroughly {{Averted}}, as Roxy explicitly spells out her various neuro-nontypicalities in chapter 3: ADHD, depression, and Asperger's. Her power mostly suppresses them nowadays, but they reappear when she gets sufficiently drunk. '''Noted as an AvertedTrope'''

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* Characters.FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends: Under Terrance: He can be so [[TheSociopath sociopathic]] to the point where it verges on mental disturbance. His intelligence also suggests something of a learning disability, as he has very stupid moments for a teenager. '''Learning disability is considered a disorder I believe so I am filing it here'''



* Characters.FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends:
** Under Goo--"She has a common tendency to get distracted, constantly change subjects, and can never turn off her MotorMouth mode.'''This page has 4 examples of the trope so I will sort them accordingly'''
** Under Cheese: "You can't really pin down what's wrong with him, as he's loud, infantile, almost completely unaware of what's going on, hyperactive, and, for some reason, [[spoiler: seems to have almost savant-like memory]]. Most likely it's just an amalgam of general "mentally challenged" stereotypes. "



* Fanfic.DaydreamsAndNightmares: Subverted with Nin - she is explicitly stated to have UsefulNotes/AspergersSyndrome and shows many of the traits and signs of it (introspection, anxiety, BigEater tendencies, etc.) Probably because she - like all the Dreamers - is [[WriteWhoYouKnow based off a real acquaintance of the author]].
* Literature.RoxyWasHere: Thoroughly {{Averted}}, as Roxy explicitly spells out her various neuro-nontypicalities in chapter 3: ADHD, depression, and Asperger's. Her power mostly suppresses them nowadays, but they reappear when she gets sufficiently drunk. '''Noted as an AvertedTrope'''

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* Fanfic.DaydreamsAndNightmares: Fanfic/DaydreamsAndNightmares: Subverted with Nin - she is explicitly stated to have UsefulNotes/AspergersSyndrome and shows many of the traits and signs of it (introspection, anxiety, BigEater tendencies, etc.) Probably because she - like all the Dreamers - is [[WriteWhoYouKnow based off a real acquaintance of the author]].
* Literature.RoxyWasHere: Literature/RoxyWasHere: Thoroughly {{Averted}}, as Roxy explicitly spells out her various neuro-nontypicalities in chapter 3: ADHD, depression, and Asperger's. Her power mostly suppresses them nowadays, but they reappear when she gets sufficiently drunk. '''Noted as an AvertedTrope'''


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* Characters.FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends: Under Louise--"Of a physical variety, rather than a mental one, and it's not clear what her physical disorder is. We just know that she's some kind of special needs."

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