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Starting out strong with L, the most autistic anime character ever created. I'm convinced that he was created using the Wikipedia page for "autism" as a guideline. Light is easily read as autistic as well, but with more masking present. Near, being L 2.0, is also autistic.

My boy Shigeo owns a book called "how to read social cues". His autism actually feels better written than L's, because it's actually integrated into the story. The way Shigeo copes with situations/his powers is directly influenced by his autism. The way he learns how to regulate his emotions but still struggles with social cues is something that can be so personal.

Also, Serizawa is easily interpreted as autistic as well. Shou and Reigen both seem to have ADHD.

Rei exhibits extreme autistic swag, which is only exemplified when he becomes a father. There's even an example of him vocally stimming, with the "paca" scene. His understanding of social cues is also in the negatives. I love him.

Ranpo is canonically autistic in all but name (read the light novels). This isn't up for debate, he's well written as autistic and I love him so much.

I also think Akutagawa is autistic, based on my analysis of Look At The Way He Behaves.

Yor is autistic. To me.

Haru is also a character who seems to have intentionally written as autistic. His special interest (swimming), his same-food (mackerel), his lack of understanding social cues, the way he struggles with showing and interpreting his own emotions. Ooh he's autistique.

Rei is also easily interpreted as autistic, and Nagisa probably has ADHD.

Langa is definitely autistic, and Reki definitely has ADHD. Neurodivergent love wins (they are both kind of dumb ❤️).

There's multiple characters who are easily read as autistic, but my first thoughts are Shinsou, Todoroki, Aizawa, and Tamaki. I think Kaminari has ADHD.

Subaru's insistence on routine and his sensory sensitivities (see ep.1) make me believe that he's autistic. Having 1 friend for most of your life is also a very autistic thing to do.

Seung-Gil is a side character, but I think he's easily interpreted as autistic. He reminds me of the autism creature, especially with his rainbow costume.

Noé Archiviste my beloved autistic boy. I could argue my point, or I could do this: 🫶🏼

Miles Edgeworth is sooo so so autistic. I also wish they'd added more of his PTSD to the anime, which is a LOT more prevalent in the games. I never understood why they censored the DL6 earthquake in the show, but not the earthquake in s2 (during the Iris case). Miles HAS ptsd, and I feel like it was a major disservice to his character to water it down. Also yea he's autistic.

Arguably all 3 main characters are autistic, but I think Asakusa is the easiest to interpret as such.

Both Nozaki brothers are incredibly autistic, especially Mayu.

Kageyama, Kenma, and Bokuto all showcase autism in different ways. We've got a team of "no social cues" "sensory issues + introversion" and "no emotional regulatory skills". Kenma also seems to have an anxiety disorder. Bokuto being unable to control his volume is so real, too.

Rachel and Zack have autistic sibling swag. No other comments.

Yuki and Haru can both be autistic, and I find that it's easy to interpret Yuki's feeling of drowning as an autistic meltdown. I also haven't watched this show since i was 14, but I remember thinking about this.

Hibiki is autistic coded, starting from his noise hypersensitivity, to his childhood meltdowns, to his mother's attitude towards his disability. I love the inclusion of noise-canceling headphones!

Cherry has sensory issues, and is most notably sensitive to loud sounds. He wears headphones to cancel noise, and has a special interest in haikus. He uses haikus to communicate more comfortably, as he has difficulties expressing himself.