• MajorHavoc@programming.dev
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      17 hours ago

      Great question. I’m not OP. But a bunch come to mind.

      Disclaimer: Even in recent classic eras of science fiction, it wouldn’t have been safe for authors (who need publisher trust to buy food) to get diagnosed as neurodivergent, so I feel like we’re left with wether neurodivergent individuals embrace their work, rather than if the author ever acknowledged any personal neurodivergence.

      Disclaimer: I’m not neurodivergent. I don’t feel safe seeking a diagnosis. And things aren’t binary, so what the hell. I do acknowledge it’s interesting that I relate strongly with a bunch of these characters, and can bring them to memory quickly as some of my favorites…

      With that disclaimed:

      • “The November People” by Ray Bradbury comes to mind. It explores how classic Hollywood “monsters” would handle themselves as roommates, mostly through exploring their mental diversity rooted in their physical/cultural differences.
      • Asimov’s robot detective stories (start with The Caves of Steel) have protagonists whose planets effectively make them neordivergent anytime they visit another planet than their birth world.
      • “Stranger in a Strange Land”, by Heinlein, is about a neurodivergent (for Earth) young man who grew up as the sole human citizen of Mars.
      • Philip K Dick’s detective protagonist from “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” (aka Blade Runner) is clearly neurodivergent, as is his wife.

      Edit: As others have mentioned, Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, of course!

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          1 hour ago

          This comment is useless. Why don’t you start a discussion by giving some reason why you think none of the examples given are neurodivergent?

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          2 hours ago

          Oh fuck off - and read a book!

          Every character in every book I listed is neurodivergent by the definition on Wikipedia.

          There’s no winning with some people. What a waste of a comment.