Children Shows with Suspected AS Characters

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I have been analysing several (Wizards of Waverly Place, the Simpsons and the Middle) shows on television aimed at children. I have informally diagnosed a character in all 3 shows will AS. I am sure that any one who watchs these shows is aware of the character that I have my suspicions of. But, I am sure there is somebody this is clueless to whom I am writing about.

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Wizards of Waverly Place: Justin Russo - Justin Russo like his brother and sister, is part-Hispanic, part-Italian (in real life, David Henrie is exclusively of Italian heritage). He is sometimes seen as very close to his mother. One time when he complained about not having a friend that was a girl and still just a friend, Alex (Selena Gomez) replied "Oh relax, you still have Mom!" and in some episodes he is overprotected by Theresa, his mom (Maria Canals Barrera). Justin is, out of the three, the most responsible [2] He is very critical and highly intelligent, and is, in many respects, the polar opposite of the rebellious and mischievous Alex. He shows awareness of being the most advanced wizard student, and often acts modest because of it, but often rubs it in Alex's face in a show of good older brother humor, and quite a bit of good-matured cockiness towards her. He also desperately tries to look cool, especially in front of girls, but it almost always comically ends up with the girl he's interested in actually liking things he thought would have made them think of him as a nerd, and at school he is known as everybody's friend, including the teachers and his parents. He likes opera, drinks tea, thin crust pizza, taking baths with only candles lit, but loves comics and action figures, or as Alex calls it, his "Doll collection."[3] Justin can also be quite defensive over his hobbies. He is allergic to cinnamon and nuts, he also claims to be allergic to sadness, which is why he was crying once. A recurring gag throughout the series is that many of Justin's love interests are magical non-humans, which Alex often gives him grief about. This ranges from Tutor, a half-elf hired to help Max with his studies, Isabella, a werewolf who nearly turns Justin into a werewolf himself, a centaur shown at the end of "Beware Wolf", and, most notably, Juliet Van Heusen, a vampire. Despite his intelligence, Justin has shown to have less common sense and deceptive abilities than Alex. For example, in "Three Monsters", he reports the presence of Juliet and her parents (a family of vampires) on Waverly Place to the Monster Hunter Council and failed to realize his mistake, even after Alex explicitly told him so, until Juliet visited and set off his monster detector. More notably, in ""Saving WizTech Part II, after Ronald escaped using a slow elevator, Justin (disgusted with the possibility of use stairways again) suggested that they wait for the elevator come back, causing a shocked and exasperated Max to say "Even i know that is not a good idea". Justin truly cares about his siblings. This is seen when he risks losing his own powers just to save Alex's in season one's "Report Card". He hates breaking rules and only on one occasion has he used magic without permission, with Alex convincing him. One other peculiar case was with when he cast a spell on Frankie, a creature he created to guard his room from Alex yet still having her manage to slip through his defenses by natural cunning, to be Alex's best friend to get back at her for managing to shut it down, and then again for Frankie to also like cheer-leading and force Alex to join, which succeeds. Though without permission, it seems that his parents didn't mind, especially when Alex finally got an extracurricular (cheerleading) in the end.[2] He sometimes uses his magic for more simplistic things, such as reading books in the dark. Justin's urge for efficiency also has him over-complicating some special tasks he has, to which he tends to overlook important details that Alex always has to point out to him, unconsciously showing him her hidden intelligence and keen observance with her hidden sense of responsibility that only came up when Justin himself slipped up under all that reckless behavior that most failed to see when she used it as cunning and ways of manipulation, sometimes making him feel insecure, an explanation given in Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie.[4] Although he had dated a pretty goth girl named Miranda (Lucy Hale) during the first season,[5] this appears to have ended as he tries to impress other girls later in the series. In "Smarty Pants", it is revealed that Justin has a blog, which in the show is alluded to as a beloved outlet for informing the world of events that he considers important in his life. Alex's best friend Harper (Jennifer Stone) has a huge (and often obsessive) crush on him, gets very nervous around him, and often mentions doing odd things like watching him sleep. Although in one episode, Harper and Justin share a love of silent movies, and they bond over it, but then Alex ruins it out of jealousy as she wanted her best friend back, but ultimately tries to fix it in the end to only end with more disaster, until Harper and Justin get revenge on her by being chased around by her in a silent movie of their own through magic, making her feel at peace in the end by believing that made up for everything by their laughter and cheer caused by the silent movie they were in, telling them that since it was finally over, she would take a nap after proclaiming her back hurt. In season one's "The Supernatural", he used magic to impress Kari Landsdorf (Chelsea Staub), a pretty, yet not-very-bright girl—who only dated baseball players and apparently also only liked movies about cats—by making himself look like a gifted baseball player, a plan which backfired when Jerry discovered this (Justin was manipulated by Alex to do the spell in order to make the baseball team win in order to make it seem that she is the good luck charm for her then-crush Riley) and again after Justin and Alex both used the "Tomnoonan kenesis" spell (a spell used to magically move objects) on the baseball. In the end, despite Justin and Jerry's attempts, magical or not, Alex still got her way in the end like the cunning and naturally gifted wizard she was (despite how reckless and lacking in theory-wise she was at magic, which Justin is, making them somewhat equal as they each lacked a thing or two the other had). Jerry and Justin got their way in the end by not letting her go with Riley as his date, and this is one of the very few episodes Justin's parent or both parents reprimand him for using magic without supervision, under Alex's manipulation or not. He's left-handed but plays guitar right-handed, which is also due to his actor (David Henrie). In the season one episode "Credit Check", he also harbored a crush on Millie (Sara Paxton), a new Sub Station employee (who was hired after Alex accepted a job as an intern at a fashion design company), and Justin sets up what he thinks is a date with her, but really turns out to be her going out on a date with her boyfriend and him staying at her apartment and baby-sitting her younger cousin Benji.[6] In the season two four-part episode"Wizards vs. Vampires on Waverly Place", Justin has fallen in love with a vampire named Juliet Van Heusen (Bridgit Mendler), whose parents (Anne Ramsay and JD Cullum) own a very successful sandwich shop called "The Late Nite Bite" four blocks down from the Waverly Sub Station. Justin is also very muscular, which is one of the things Justin inherits from his portrayer, David Henrie. It is shown sometimes that Justin can be protective of Alex. When she first started liking Dean and later dating him, he was worried about her well being. At the end of "Racing" when Alex announces to him she's officially dating Dean, he says that he always thought that if a boy ever did anything to her, he'd be able to beat him up. Alex often refers to Justin as a dork, geek, nerd, or dweeb because he is very highly intelligent and extremely organized, as he tends to try very hard to be better than her -something she had never learned, realized or thought until he had confessed it to her in Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie. She also criticizes that Justin is the only one in the family who still takes a bath instead of a shower. He is also now known that he is a sockless person like Harper because he wanted to play barefoot in a band as shown in the season two episode "Make It Happen". It was revealed in "Movies" that Justin is taking advanced chemistry in school. In season two, he has grown very close to another gifted student, Zeke Beakerman. Being so mature (minus his geeky, and sometimes weird love for alien language and robots, along with his amusing way of playing with his action figures that showed his immature side), most of his friends are adults and he has a close bond with all of his teachers. He is also a fan of a heavy metal rock band called T.O.B. (Tears of Blood) and has a crush on the weather lady from Channel 9. In Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, Justin and Alex go on a journey together to find the "Stone of Dreams" in order to reverse a spell Alex caused that made it as though their parents have never met. During their journey, Justin admits that he is jealous of how things come so easy to Alex, which is why he struggles so hard to be perfect with all his studying, and can't help but flaunt over things at Alex's face, and spout random facts about magic when she goes and does something so overly complicated with no effort at all in magic, the one thing he cares about the most and never wants to lose. In return, Alex admits that she is jealous of how smart and nice Justin is and secretly wants to be like him. One of the major -if not the biggest- reasons why she pretends that she doesn't care and teases him mercilessly, is that she is acting like that because the Russo pride they both inherited was just too big to ignore and outright stubborn to try to act like him, which is the same for Justin. In Season 3, Justin completes his basic wizard training, after learning five-thousand spells, and moves on to independent studies, in which he chooses the Monster Hunting course. This puts Justin so far ahead in his destiny to become the family wizard that it forces Alex into actually studying in order to catch up out of insecurity, though impressively she managed to learn a large quantity of spells in that episode alone, two of which she used to save his life when Max had caused all of the monsters out of Justin's monster book to come to life. It is also revealed by Harper in the episode "Monster Hunter" that Justin constantly studies using various activities to remember spells, such as texting spells and sending them to himself to memorize. The monster hunting, however, puts his vampire girlfriend, Juliet in danger when Justin accidentally reports her and her parents to the Monster Hunter Council but it was resolved. Later, when Justin takes Juliet with him on a mission to capture a mummy at the Museum of Natural History, they both get stuck in the exhibit, which had a skylight that would kill Juliet when the sun rose. Justin then makes the sacrifice to let her become the mummy's minion in order to save her life. As seen in "Wizards vs. Werewolves" and "Western Show", Justin appears to have some martial arts skills, being able to physically hold his own against Mason in his full-werewolf form, and against a cowboy gang after Alex casts a spell in attempt to keep Mr. Laritate. In "Detention Election", Justin becomes student body president. Justin graduates from high school in "Delinquent Justin".

the Simpsons: Lisa Simpson - Lisa is highly intelligent and sees herself as a misfit within the Simpson family due to her knowledge. She shows characteristics rarely seen in Springfield, including spirituality and commitment to peaceful ways.[2] Lisa's knowledge covers a wide range of subjects, from astronomy to medicine, and she is notably more concerned with world affairs than her life in Springfield.[51] Although her rebellion against social norms is usually depicted as constructive and heroic, Lisa can be self-righteous at times.[52] In "Lisa the Vegetarian", an increasing sense of moral righteousness leads her to disrupt her father's roast-pig barbecue, an act for which she later apologizes.[53] Episodes often take shots at Lisa's idealism.[54] In "Bart Star", (season nine, 1997) Lisa, apparently looking for a new cause to crusade over,[55] defiantly declares that she, a girl, would like to join the football team. When coach Ned Flanders reveals that several girls already play for the team, she hesitates and claims football is "not really [her] thing". She then expresses distaste about a ball made of pig's skin, but one of the girls informs her that their footballs are synthetic and that proceeds are donated to Amnesty International. Visibly upset, Lisa runs off.[56] Lisa is said to have an IQ of 156,[57] and in "They Saved Lisa's Brain" (season ten, 1999) she becomes a member of the Springfield chapter of Mensa.[58] When unable to attend school due to a teachers' strike in "The PTA Disbands", (season six, 1995) she suffers withdrawal symptoms because of the sudden lack of praise.[59] She even demands that her mother grade her for no obvious reason.[60] In Planet Simpson, Chris Turner writes that these traits make Lisa more realistic because "No character can aspire to realism without a few all-too-human flaws."[59] Although she is intellectually gifted, Lisa experiences typical childhood issues, sometimes requiring adult intervention.[61] For example, in "Lost Our Lisa" (season nine, 1998), she tricks Homer into allowing her to ride the bus alone, only to become hopelessly lost and in need of aid from her father.[62] Chris Turner writes in Planet Simpson that incidents like this illustrate that "Even when Lisa's lecturing like a college professor or mounting yet another protest, she never becomes a full-grown adult trapped in a kid's body."[61] In The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer, Aeon J. Skoble states that although Lisa is an intellectual, she is still portrayed as a character who enjoys normal childhood and girl activities, plays with Malibu Stacy dolls, loves ponies, obsesses over teenage heartthrobs such as Corey, and watches The Itchy and Scratchy Show. He writes, "One might argue that this is typical childhood behavior, but since in so many cases Lisa is presented not simply as a prodigy but as preternaturally wise, the fondness for Itchy and Scratchy and Corey seem to be highlighted, taking on greater significance. Lisa is portrayed as the avatar of logic and wisdom, but then she also worships Corey so she's 'no better [than the rest of us]'."[63] Lisa occasionally worries that her family's dull habits will rub off on her, such as in "Lisa the Simpson" (season nine, 1998) she worries that the "Simpson gene" will make her less intelligent.[64][65] She is often embarrassed and disapproving of her eccentric family: of her father's poor parenting skills and buffoonish personality; her mother's stereotypical image and social ineptitude; and her brother's delinquent and low-brow nature. She is also concerned that Maggie may grow up to be like the rest of the family and tries to teach her complex ideas. Chris Turner writes in Planet Simpson that "Lisa embarks on quests to find solace for her yearning spirit [...] but the most reliable source of truth she finds is the one she always believed in: her family. It is from the other Simpsons that Lisa draws stability, meaning, contentment."[66] Her loyalty to her family is most clearly seen in the flashforward "Lisa's Wedding" (season six, 1995), in which she must reconcile her love for them with the distaste of her cultured fiancé.[67] In the episode "Mother Simpson" (season seven, 1995) she meets her paternal grandmother Mona Simpson for the first time.[68] Mona is also well-read and articulate, and the writers used the character as a way to explain the origins of Lisa's intelligence.[69]

the Middle: Brick Heck - Brick Heck, youngest child, who is an unusual boy who loves to read and has a habit of whispering to himself. He is exceptionally intelligent, but is somewhat absent minded and easily distracted, leading him to procrastinate on – or just forget – his homework assignments and projects.

Now, you decide for your self.

DW and Buster from Arthur
Usagi/Serena from Sailor Moon
Tommy's dad, Dill, Chuckie and Chuckie's dad from Rugrats
Jonans from Wimzee's House

Edd from Ed, Edd, and Eddy, 4T.

Lisa Simpson is not asperger, she's profoundly gifted; could also tbe the case of Brick Heck, though his description is rather short... Only Justin Russo sound to be asperger (as well as gifted), from his social akwardness, but it must come from the stereotypical treatment for "genius" in TV shows.

First of all, The Simpsons isn't a kids' show.

Second of all, why are you spending so much time analyzing kids' shows and diagnosing the characters with Asperger's?

Why not!?

The Simpsons is a 'kids' show' in my opinion.

Eugine from Adventures in Odyssey
Polly and Nancy from The Kids from Room 402

Ferb.

O'Farrel from Fillmoe!

I think a lot kids' shows have that sort of asperger's character. It is really a stereotype of, well, "brainiacs". Many kids TV shows have a very smart character, who also seems to have aspergers, or atleast some asperger's traits. Here's a few i can think of with atleast some triats (if not a probable diagnosis):
Justin Russo- Wizards of Waverly Place
Cody Martin- Suite Life of Zack and Cody/ Suite Life on Deck
Ferb- Phineus and Ferb
Freddie- iCarly
Tony- My Wife and Kids

I agree about the tendency to put a "type" into each show, but just having the person be a tech geek isn't quite enough. Freddie, for example, doesn't strike me as being AS. But iCarly is famous for having almost no characters you would define as average. The title character is the tamest and even she is kooky. We all like iCarly around here. I identify most with Spencer, in face, although that may be because he's an adult artist with eccentric socks.

Lily from Timothy goes to school
MAYBE Charles the mouse from the same show