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Well, if you read or watched an manga/anime and you think: "that person must have some autism spectrum disorder", suggest him/her.
That way, he/she can be on the list!

edit 14-01-2010
Please do state why you feel a character should be added. Please say why someone seems autistic. Thanks in advance.

Both were added already. However, I like the idea that you'd think along. Thanks for your contribution.

These characters remind me of myself, and that's a sign.
Sunako
Yozo Oba
Satou-kun
Jun Sakurada

What about Daitetsu Hibiki from Kannagi?

Aren't you suggesting a girl that has been bullied thus got introverted and a schitzophrenic?
I don't know the characters Tatsuhiro Satou and Jun Sakurada; but Tatsuhiro Satou is called a Hikokomori? I know the rest of the world doesn't know the term Hikokomori and gives one a 'waste bucked' pdd-nos, but still....?

Could you please tell why you like Daitetsu Hibiki added? (what kind of behaviour makes him autistic?)

I am an asperger, and definitely an einzelgänger. So I do understand where you're coming from. I'll add them.

http://myanimelist.net/character/12804/Takumi_Nishijou
They say he's like satou-kun but worse.

http://myanimelist.net/character/2219/Lain_Iwakura/clubs

I watched 1 episode of Serial Experiments Lain. Besides the series sucked in my opinion, autism? nah.
I'll ad takumi though

Back on the hikikomori-thing...

I think that I have really high chances to become one. First I blamed leaving my house once in the two weeks to illness, but now I'm going to school again and still haven't got a social life. My mother is starting to call me a hermit, and my mother in law tells me I'd definitely shouldn't have a home-job in the future 'cs I'd alienate...

But I have a feeling that has more to do with me being misanthropic than me being afraid of social contact. Especially when I am reading welcome to the NHK right now. That dude is totally paranoid. And he seems to be fairly good in reading people, but awkward in responding. You'd qualify that as autism?

Probably not. As you're probably aware, there are various degrees of autism. I've read the NHK novel before and seen half of the anime (which I need to finish someday), so I'm familiar with the character. Satou's hikokimori syndrome was something he had developed through an incident that occurred just before he started college. Before that, he was a regular teenager. I didn't notice any signs of his indicating that he could be autistic, so no, I don't think Satou is autistic.

What about Yamazaki?

Hmm, I think maybe Tachibana Kanade may display somes signs of AS? She has difficulty interacting with the characters, she is very pedantic, and maybe her use of Guard Skills are an intense interest of hers. At first she seems very insensitive and unaware of people's feelings, although that isn't really entirely the case.
I may be wrong, I just remember thinking of those I know with Asperger's whilst I was watching Angel Beats.

I never heard of the character or the series before, but the way you describe it it sounds very plausible. I'll add her.

Has anyone read the new shounen jump called SWOT? How does Manabizaki strike you? I kind of think of him as a Savant with his calculations, and his strange obsession with aliens... Should I add him?

Haruhi Suzumiya
Fuko Ibuki

These two show strong signs of Aspergers (Which I have myself). They seem to only have one primary interest (Occult for Haruhi and Starfish for Fuko) and also just give off that sort of vibe.

I added Haruhi Suzumiya.

I couldn't find Fuko Ibuki with the character search. Or did you possibly mean Fuuko Ibuki?

*checks* oh yeah, Fuuko with two u's. I have the official box set and I'm pretty sure it says Fuko o_O

These things happen when translating, they translate to a different writing, but also to a different pronunciation, translators are bound to slip up somewhere.

edit; I read her description, totally forgetting your surroundings is something that sounds very familiar to me :P I'll add her!