So…someone brought up the scarcity of characters with autism in mainstream comics, and it’s...

So…someone brought up the scarcity of characters with autism in mainstream comics, and it’s definitely got me thinking. I only know a very, VERY little about the topic, some from research but most from readers who have spoken to me about it. I would love to create an autistic superhero but right now, I am writing NO superhero books (Secret Six and Megalopolis are all anti-hero or flat-out villains, and everything else is not in that genre). So the matter of where to put a new hero of any kind is tough.

But I think this needs to happen. I asked if there were any IN CANON heroes at DC and Marvel and mostly there didn’t seem to be much at this point.

So, if you are on that spectrum, is there a portrayal in ANY media that you like, any character that you feel really speaks to these conditions?

I want to do some research and I am looking into media portrayals that DON’T just follow the stereotypes. 

Also, if I’m getting something wrong, please let me know. I am doing some research, but I’m at the baby steps stage of knowledge, if even that, and am very grateful for direction.

Thank you!