Happy World Autism Awareness Day.
Characters & Shows in this gifset from top to bottom:
1. Sam Gardner (Atypical)
2. Shaun Murphy (The Good Doctor)
3. Newt Scamander (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them)
4. Joe Hughes (The A Word)
5. Temperance Brennan (Bones)
I am autistic and In this gifset I mixed up canonical autistic characters (as in their Autism is mentioned in the canon) - as is the case of Sam, Shaun and Joe - and semi-canon autistic characters (I use this term for when their autism would've been mentioned in the canon if not for network meddling - which is the case for Bones, where Hart Hansen, the creator of the show, admitted that he based Bones on a friend with Asperger’s syndrome (which is now diagnosed as ASD). But, according to him, Fox never came out and said this because the broadcast network was hoping the show would appeal to a larger audience. - or for when the actor that plays said character publicaly confirms their diagnosis and takes that in consideration when acting) - which is the case of Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne, who plays the beloved Newt Scamander in the “Fantastic Beasts” films, said he believes Scamander is on the autism spectrum).
Okay for non-autistics to like/reblog