History Main / DiagnosisOfGod

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': [[FlipFlopOfGod Zigzagged]] for Scootaloo and her inability to fly. When Creator/LaurenFaust was still the showrunner, she initially conceived Scootaloo as being disabled, then while the show was airing said that she "hadn't figured it out yet" (and as such was not disabled), then Faust [[GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld stopped being the showrunner]]. Nonetheless, many fans held her up as a role model for people with disabilities (which [[BrokenBase caused a bit of controversy]] between them and fans who were hopeful to see Scootaloo eventually fly after [[WheelchairWoobie seeing her struggle]]). After Scootaloo was shown with child-sized wings in "Growing Up is Hard to Do" as an adult, WordOfGod [[https://www.derpibooru.org/images/2157535 confirmed via twitter]] that that was indeed meant to indicate an actual disability, but included the line "But fans are welcome to interpret things how they like" (given that Bulk Biceps can fly despite having even smaller wings, Scootaloo's situation still is technically open to interpretation).[[note]]That line could just as easily be interpreted to mean "We're trying to have it both ways" -- that is, satisfy both the fans who wanted to see Scootaloo eventually fly and those who had held her up as a quality specimen of disability representation.[[/note]]

* ''Series/TheBridgeUS'': Just what is up with Sonya isn't specified, but it appears to be UsefulNotes/AspergerSyndrome-style autism. WordOfGod, however, states that it is Asperger's, and the actress even has Alex Plank (creator of autism community website Wrong Planet, and someone who has Asperger's himself) as her advisor. Though the original ''Series/BronBroen'' averts this (unlike the US version), as the creator denied Saga (viewed as a popular portrayal of a woman with Aspergers) had autism or Asperger's and was in fact "just Saga."

* ''Film/FantasticBeasts'' has a [[WordOfSaintPaul Diagnosis of Saint Paul]], with Creator/EddieRedmayne stating his character Newt Scamander has Asperger's Syndrome and he portrays him as such, but due to Autism Spectrum Disorders not being recognized at the time the series is set, there is no official diagnosis.

* While descriptions of ''Literature/TheCuriousIncidentOfTheDogInTheNightTime'' often described Christopher as having Asperger's Syndrome, the author has stated that he went out of the way to make sure Christopher wasn't described as having any specific disorder and that he did more research on the London Underground than he did on Autism.

* ''Literature/OrigamiYoda'': Dwight and Harvey are both confirmed to have Asperger's Syndrome, making them more similar. It's never said that either of them has Asperger's in-universe, but in hindsight, the girls in Tippett Academy may have had a point in calling Dwight "special". Dwight also has several of the characteristics, such as [[HatesBeingTouched an aversion to physical contact]] and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} being eccentric]].

* While Harriet Manners of ''Literature/GeekGirl'' was not intentionally written as autistic, author Holly Smale was diagnosed with autism herself after the series concluded and has retroactively described Harriet as being on the spectrum as well.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': [[FlipFlopOfGod Zigzagged]] for Scootaloo and her inability to fly. When Creator/LaurenFaust was still the showrunner, she initially conceived Scootaloo as being disabled, then while the show was airing said that she "hadn't figured it out yet" (and as such was not disabled), then Faust [[GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld stopped being the showrunner]]. Nonetheless, many fans held her up as a role model for people with disabilities (which [[BrokenBase caused a bit of controversy]] between them and fans who were hopeful to see Scootaloo eventually fly after [[WheelchairWoobie seeing her struggle]]). After Scootaloo was shown with child-sized wings in "Growing Up is Hard to Do" as an adult, WordOfGod [[https://www.derpibooru.org/images/2157535 confirmed via twitter]] that that was indeed meant to indicate an actual disability, but included the line "But fans are welcome to interpret things how they like" (given that Bulk Biceps can fly despite having even smaller wings, Scootaloo's situation still is technically open to interpretation).[[note]]That line could just as easily be interpreted to mean "We're trying to have it both ways" -- that is, satisfy both the fans who wanted to see Scootaloo eventually fly and those who had held her up as a quality speciment of disability representation.[[/note]]

Not to be confused with a diagnosis done about God.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': [[FlipFlopOfGod Zigzagged]] for Scootaloo and her inability to fly. When Creator/LaurenFaust was still the showrunner, she said that Scootaloo "hadn't figured it out yet" and was not disabled, then she said that she ''was'' disabled, then she [[GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld stopped being the showrunner]]. While Scootaloo is seen with child-sized wings in "Growing Up is Hard to Do" as an adult, even that doesn't confirm that she's disabled as Bulk Biceps also has child-sized wings but can fly.

* In the director's commentary for WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles, the creators confirmed that [[{{BigBad}} Syndrome]] had schizophrenia.

* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' has Sheldon Cooper, a highly intelligent theoretical physicist who's also interested in typical geek stuff like comic books with his circle of friends, but he's socially unskilled and narcissistic to the point where he tends to annoy even them, has hypersensitive hearing (which he refers to as Vulcan hearing), eidetic memory, and has highly specific rules and tics he needs to follow, like certain hours for the bathroom or knocking three times. The creators have stated that Sheldon does ''not'' have any specific disorder; rather, they kept his disorder an AmbiguousDisorder due to the RuleOfFunny, in that they can have him react any way they want him to in a given episode without being tied down to having to follow the behavior of a specific condition (though this is contradicted by the episode "The Application Deterioration", in which Sheldon claims to have obsessive-compulsive disorder).

* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' has Sheldon Cooper, a highly intelligent theoretical physicist who's also interested in typical geek stuff like comic books with his circle of friends, but he's socially unskilled and narcissistic to the point where he tends to annoy even them, has hypersensitive hearing (which he refers to as Vulcan hearing), eidetic memory, and has highly specific rules and tics he needs to follow, like certain hours for the bathroom or knocking three times. The creators have stated that Sheldon does ''not'' have any specific disorder; rather, they kept his disorder an AmbiguousDisorder due to the RuleOfFunny, in that they can have him react any way they want him to in a given episode without being tied down to having to follow the behavior of a specific condition.

* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'': A letter sent to thenJeffrey Kaplan, the game's director at the time, [[https://www.polygon.com/2017/3/9/14873308/overwatch-symmetra-autistic has confirmed that Symmetra is autistic]] in direct response to a tie-in comic where she refers to herself as "on the spectrum". They only used the concrete a-word in that letter.

* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'': A letter sent to Jeffrey Kaplan, the game's director, [[https://www.polygon.com/2017/3/9/14873308/overwatch-symmetra-autistic has confirmed that Symmetra is autistic]] [[note]]Admittedly, a tie-in comic had her refer to herself as "on the spectrum", but they still only used the concrete a-word in that letter[[/note]].

* In ''Fanfic/BreathersForApplejack'', Twilight Sparkle displays several traits of obsessive compulsive disorder, even beyond her fixation on keeping things organized in the original show. She tends to jump to pessimistic conclusions, obsessively thinks about things that stress her out, and has the compulsive tic of chewing on her hoof-tips when she's nervous or thinking. It's never directly stated in the story, but in a reply to reader comments, the author confirmed he wrote Twilight as someone with OCD. In fact, [[WriteWhatYouKnow he has OCD himself, and based his version of Twilight on his own experience]].

* While descriptions of ''Literature/TheCuriousIncidentOfTheDogInTheNightTime'' often described Christopher as having Asperger's Syndrome, the author has stated that he went out of the way to make sure Christopher wasn't described as having any specific disorder, and that he did more research on the London Underground than he did on Autism.

* ''Literature/OrigamiYoda'': Dwight and Harvey are both confirmed to have Asperger's Syndrome, making them more similar. It's never said that either of them have Asperger's in-universe, but in hindsight, the girls in Tippett Academy may have had a point in calling Dwight "special". Dwight also has several of the characteristics, such as [[HatesBeingTouched an aversion to physical contact]] and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} being eccentric]].

* Creator/KateMulgrew got so fed up with how inconsistently Janeway was written on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' that she decided that her character had bi-polar disorder.

* ''WebAnimation/InanimateInsanity'': [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/inanimateinsanity/images/e/e0/Soap_is_OCD_Confirmed.PNG/revision/latest?cb=20180302123646 In a July 2nd 2016 AMA on Deviantart]], Soap has been confirmed as having OCD, while Suitcase has conversely been denied as having Aspergers, though that doesn't stop the latter from having a different AmbiguousDisorder due to her strong hallucinations.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': [[FlipFlopOfGod Zigzagged]] for Scootaloo and her inability to fly. When Lauren Faust was still the showrunner, she said that Scootaloo "hadn't figured it out yet" and was not disabled, then she said that she ''was'' disabled, then she [[GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld stopped being the showrunner]]. While Scootaloo is seen with child-sized wings in "Growing Up is Hard to Do" as an adult, even that doesn't confirm that she's disabled as Bulk Biceps also has child-sized wings but can fly.

* ''Film/FantasticBeasts'' has a [[WordOfSaintPaul Diagnosis of Saint Paul]], with Creator/EddieRedmayne stating his character Newt Scamander has Asperger's Syndrome and he portrays him as such, but due to Autism Spectrum Disorders not being recognized at the time, there is no official diagnosis.

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