History Main / DiagnosisOfGod

* ''Literature/TheEmpyrean'': While Violet's medical condition isn't named in the text due to the low-tech fantasy setting, Rebecca Yarros has [[https://youngentertainmentmag.com/yem-author-interview-rebecca-yarros-chats-about-inspiration-behind-her-book-fourth-wing/ stated]] that Violet is intended to have Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which both Yarros and her sons also have.

* Creator/TommyWiseau has helpfully clarified that, yes, Denny of ''Film/TheRoom2003'' ''does'' have some sort of mental disorder, a detail that makes many of his scenes make more sense. According to Wiseau, Denny is "retarded, a little bit".

* ''WebOriginal/LoomingGaia'': [[https://loominggaia.tumblr.com/post/648509100587679744/are-there-autistic-characters-in-looming-gaia The Greys has said]] that Elska, Jeimos, and Mr. Ocean are autistic or at least have something similar to it in their respective species, but it's not explicitly mentioned in the series.

* Creator/TommyWiseau has helpfully clarified that, yes, Denny of ''Film/TheRoom'' ''does'' have some sort of mental disorder, a detail that makes many of his scenes make more sense. According to Wiseau, Denny is "retarded, a little bit".

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* ''Film/FatalAttraction'': In a WordOfSaintPaul example, Creator/GlennClose stated that she regards Alex Forrest as having borderline personality disorder.
* ''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.

* ''Film/{{Mimic}}'': Chuy is depicted as developmentally disabled, but his condition is only specified to be autism in an interview with director Creator/GuillermoDelToro.
* For ''Film/OnceUponATimeInHollywood'', Creator/QuentinTarantino told Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio to play Rick Dalton as having bipolar disorder that he self-medicates with alcohol. This was inspired by actor Peter Duel.
* Creator/TommyWiseau has helpfully clarified that, yes, Denny of ''Film/TheRoom'' ''does'' have some sort of mental disorder, a detail that makes many of his scenes make more sense. According to Wiseau, Denny is "retarded, a little bit".

* ''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 creator of the original ''Series/BronBroen'' denied Saga (viewed as a popular portrayal of a woman with Asperger's) had autism or Asperger's and was in fact "just Saga."

* ''Literature/OrigamiYoda'': Dwight is confirmed to have Asperger's syndrome, [[WriteWhatYouKnow which author Tom Angleberger has himself]]. It's never said that he has Asperger's in-universe, and in fact Angleberger has actually stated that Dwight is undiagnosed, but in hindsight, the girls in Tippett Academy may have had a point in calling him "special". Dwight also has several of the characteristics, such as [[HatesBeingTouched an aversion to physical contact]] and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} being eccentric]].

* ''Literature/OrigamiYoda'': Dwight and Harvey are both confirmed to have Asperger's syndrome, [[WriteWhatYouKnow (which author Tom Angleberger has himself)]] 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]].

* ''Film/{{Mimic}}'': Chuy is depicted as developmentally disabled, but his condition is only specified to be autism in an interview with director Creator/GuilermoDelToro.

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

* ''WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera: Manny was retroactively [[https://twitter.com/mexopolis/status/1510278691271585797 confirmed]] to be autistic by co-creator Creator/JorgeGutierrez, who was diagnosed with autism himself long after the show ended.

* Marcy Wu from ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' shows signs of having both autism and ADHD. She's obsessed with anime, video games, and tabletop games, extremely clumsy, has excessive knowledge and a desire to learn more, has a short attention span, and has a tendency to "get caught in the zone" (hyperfocus). She even says she has trouble looking people in the eye sometimes. [[spoiler:She also has a noted LackOfEmpathy, which is common amongst the autistic community.]] When originally asked about it in a Reddit AMA, series creator Matt Braly stated that [[https://drive.google.com/file/u/1/d/1h04GAjYd10FRomX6aG6RBCzaB7ywo-9m/view?usp=drivesdk Marcy wasn’t created with her having autism in mind, but also that there’s still "a lot to learn about her, even on our end"]], implying that [[AscendedFanon her being neurodivergent could eventually become canon later on if it suits the show's story]]. On June 15, 2022, the ''Amphibia'' crew confirmed via Twitter [[https://twitter.com/scisetstarlight/status/1536939409496342528 that Marcy does indeed have autism,]] making her the first canonically autistic character in any Disney Television Animation series, and also the second canonically neurodivergent Disney TVA character (following Luz Noceda from ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse''; see below for more on her).

** One of the writers of that series's successor ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' confirmed [[https://twitter.com/RonCorcillo/status/1554554533820260352 on Twitter]] that its version of Donatello is somewhere on the autism spectrum.

* ''[[Series/TheChosenTVSeries The Chosen]]'': Matthew is confirmed by series creator Dallas Jenkins to have Asperger's syndrome. Given that the series is set in biblical times, this will never be discussed in-universe.

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

* ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'': In something of an inversion, Creator/BryanFuller [[https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/04/hannibal-how-bryan-fuller-approached-the-iconic-character-and-why-clarice-starling-cant-appear-red-dragon-the-silence-of-the-lambs%3famp=1 states]] that his version of Hannibal Lecter (played by Creator/MadsMikkelsen) is ''not'' a psychopath; although he certainly displays psychopathic traits (sadism, manipulation of others, and of the course the whole "killing and eating people" thing) he's not a "true" psychopath in the sense that he can experience genuine empathy, regret, and deep emotion, particularly when it comes to his relationships with others, and he strongly desires companionship. [[WordOfSaintPaul Mads Mikkelsen]] has [[https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a592671/mads-mikkelsen-hannibal-lecter-is-not-a-psychopath-in-the-classic-sense/ stated]] he plays Hannibal more like a twisted fallen angel with a [[BlueAndOrangeMorality bizarre sense of right and wrong]], which closely matches Fuller's own views.