Lisa Simpson, the daughter of the Simpsons family, is one of the most loved cartoon characters in the world. So, could this eight-year-old girl be autistic? This question was raised by the famous British author Holly Smale, who was also diagnosed with autism two years ago. Smale is also the author of Geek Girl.
Smale thinks there are many characters with autism in books, movies, and television series that go undetected. According to Smale, Lisa Simpson is a character with a high probability of being autistic. Because Lisa is a girl who has a strict sense of right and wrong, is very smart, doesn’t have many friends, and is overly focused on her interests. Lisa’s passion for jazz music and environmental issues also supports this claim.
Smale also lists other characters he considers autistic, such as Lisa Simpson. These include Amelie, Sherlock Holmes, Boo Radley, Forrest Gump, and orphaned chess prodigy Beth Harmon, played by Anya Taylor-Joy on the Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit.
Beth Harmon, played by Anya Taylor-Joy in The Queen’s Gambit.Smale says, “The protagonist of the French movie Amelie can be autistic, from the way she experiences the world sensorially to her focus on collecting photographs of a gnome from different parts of the world. Even Daryl Hannah’s mermaid character in Splash is in her isolation and finds herself separate and different from everyone else. “The way she feels is a lot like an autistic woman,” she says.
The same prediction is made for Maurice Moss on The IT Crowd and Lisbeth Salander, the hacker on The Girl.
Holly SmallSmale says the presence of these characters is important for women and girls with autism. Because he states that they will not feel alone and that they can see the characters they reflect.
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