Fictional Characters With Undiagnosed Aspergers or Autism

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My favorites:

-Lilo (Lilo and Stitch)
-Tina (Bob's Burgers)
-House (House MD)
-Kristoff (Frozen)
-Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter)
-Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony)
-Maud Pie (My Little Pony)

I think Rikka Takanashi does from this anime I love. Also she probably has adhd and maybe schizophrenia with it too.

Arthur Bryant from Christopher Fowler's great Bryant and May books is a dead cert! Although Mr Ripley is more of a psychopath his creator Patricia Highsmith seemed very aspie to me, why he has such strong aspie traits maybe.

the Driver from "Drive" (2011) = Selective Mutism
House from House M.D. (TV show) = ASPD

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Alex Jones (I know, funny name) from Prisoners (2013), I don't think it's ever mentioned that he's autistic but he surely is.
Maybe Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver (1976). He sure could pass as having aspergers.

John D. Jones: from The Animal, The Vegetable & John D. Jones by Betsy Byers
Children's story from the 80s; I recognise elements of my 10-year-old self in him.

Holden Caufield- The Catcher in the Rye

I'm fairly certain L isn't on the spectrum. He's fine with eye contact and listens and converses well with Light. His interests and talents are spread throughout all academics and tennis. He understands motivations of Kira well, lies without a problem, and charms Misa fairly easily. (At first.) I don't remember stimming, just the thumb thing, and that isn't a repetitive movement. His speech is normal, and given that he's in a manga, we can't tell about voice fluctuation. He's not necessarily antisocial either, just in need of secrecy due to the nature of his job. So it could be explained that he's using his talents instead of committing the secrecy because he needs privacy. In fact, he was fine being handcuffed to Light, so I'd say either he's very good at hiding irritation, which he has no need for, or he's not too high on privacy.

Keep in mind that L is a genius detective. He has no need to impress society, especially given his isolation.

L from deathnote
Itachi from naruto
Naruto from naruto

Dragonball- Bulma=Aspergers
Kirby Right Back at Ya- Kirby= Nearly non verbal Kanner Autism, Tiff=Aspergers
Pokemon-Ash=Aspergers (Why does a previous WP post say Ash looks like an Aspie?)
Urusei Yatsura- Lum Invader=High Functioning Autism
Star Trek-Mr Spock=Aspergers
Wild Arms 2 (Video game)-Collete Mapleaf (unplayable)=HFA/SPD, Marivel Armitage (optional playable)=Aspergers
Harry Potter- Hermomonie Ganger=Aspergers
Disney's Snow White-Dopey= Non verbal Kanner Autism
Is this right? Any Ideas?

Spock wouldn't be diagnosed with Asperger's in his planet, Vulcan.

He might be diagnosed with "abject emotionalism"--though his half-human nature would probably preclude that; the Vulcan shrink would make use of his logic, and realize that emotionalism is a part of being "human."

Dopey is just....well.....Dopey LOL. He doesn't have any of the social deficits of autism.

Oh yeah,
Sonic (X)- Dr. Eggman=Aspergers Syndrome (Ruthless scientist, Very smart in robots, speaks sophistcated language at times)

I don't see it in Hermione; she just seems to be gifted, type A, and a bit OCD, pretty rigid. But I do in Luna Lovegood (socially unaware and frequent mentionings in the text about how what she says makes others uncomfortable) and in Professor Slughorn (in his collecting students thing).

The way the actor portrayed Edward in the Twilight movie, as being incredibly awkward.

Seven of Nine, Tertiary Adjunct of Unimatrix 10 (did I get it right? ). Never mind the whole part-Borg explanation. Do I even need to explain this one?

Mystique from X-Men not for any other reason except her need to hide her true self because that true self is unacceptable to society. I am sure camouflaging need can be empathized with by people with many different conditions but hers is like having to put on the body shape, voice, body language (I really don't like that term: it sounds dirty to me), and words of someone else to get by in the world.

Of course all of these are caricatures and stereotypes, especially the Harry Potter ones as all the characters there are caricatures anyway IMO.

Hm, my impression was that Hermione, especially in the later books, is quite tactful and socially able.

I have wondered about Luna Lovegood, though. She does possess bizarre beliefs, but she's been brought up to believe they're true so it may not be something that she's generating herself. These beliefs could be considered a special interest and she appears oblivious to the fact that others aren't interested in what she has to say. (Indeed, JKR says after the end of the books Luna discovered many creatures but that she eventually came to terms with Crumpled Horned Snorkacks not existing - suggesting that evidence does sway her, rather than delusional thinking.)

She also appears unaware of social norms regarding honesty - many times, Harry/the narrator voice comments on her "knack for embarrassing honesty". She's also tends not to engage in conversations that aren't related to her special interest (magical animals)

Although in some instances, Luna is shown as able to comfort people overall she doesn't seem to have many or any friends for much of the series. Indeed, in her 5th year she comments that the DA was almost like having friends.