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Mar 12, 4:49 AM
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I'm autistic myself, and I do get the vibe that Yamada is on the spectrum but I'm not entirely sure.
Mar 12, 4:56 AM
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No offence but why suddenly every fictional character is diagnosed with autism? tf
Mar 12, 4:58 AM
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aru4l said:
No offence but why suddenly every fictional character is diagnosed with autism? tf

Haha i was thinking same these types of threads are coming up after every 2 to 3 dasy continously bruh!!
Mar 12, 5:01 AM
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Take her to a doctor and let her get checked if she has autism, HIV, STD or anything else. No reason to make these threads.
Mar 12, 5:02 AM
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Please, do explain.
Mar 12, 5:03 AM
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SorewaKirito said:
aru4l said:
No offence but why suddenly every fictional character is diagnosed with autism? tf

Haha i was thinking same these types of threads are coming up after every 2 to 3 dasy continously bruh!!

fr I almost feel like nowadays being autistic is a trend and that's not good for the actual autism community ://
Mar 12, 5:04 AM
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aru4l said:
SorewaKirito said:

Haha i was thinking same these types of threads are coming up after every 2 to 3 dasy continously bruh!!

fr I almost feel like nowadays being autistic is a trend and that's not good for the actual autism community ://

You get it right....it might offense them in some way or the other and one more thing while relating these characters soo much might hurt people's sentiments bruh!!
Mar 12, 5:14 AM
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Nah she’s just eccentric
Mar 12, 5:25 AM
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Please, do explain.
@MusashiKarlsefni She tends to get unusually upset when anything unexpected happens or anything goes wrong (such as getting separated on the train), she doesn't use antiperspirant although I don't know if that's normal (as a teenager I sure never did), and she doesn't really have a sense of boundaries (although Ichikawa doesn't seem to mind). I'd have more specific evidence but I didn't really re-watch it with the detective intention in mind.

Those three points aside it's just vibes and the fact that autism in women is often harder to spot. My evidence is really slim and the deciding factor is just vibes.
Mar 12, 5:25 AM
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Tenderizer79 said:
I'm autistic myself, and I do get the vibe that Yamada is on the spectrum but I'm not entirely sure.

Characters like Yamada are relatively common in anime. it's a common way of portraying young girls in the medium so I would assume not, but if you see all the same symptoms in her that you see in yourself then it won't hurt anyone for you to see her that way.

The reason it's a common portrayal of girls is because most people who watch anime are male and a girl who is really open and more of a go getter is basically the dream personality for most lol.
Mar 12, 5:30 AM
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No she's definitely not autistic.
She's the type of child who is thrown into a career early in childhood and falls into this spiral of things she can't do because
1. She is either not allowed or restricted to do something. for example, hanging out with boys older than her or having public appearances in groups which have no common environment (like school or cram school)
2. She is exempted from doing normal shit like cleaning her room or volunteering in school because she is a special case.

These things basically pamper her into having things done for her or having it easy as compared to a normal child. Hence, what incompetence you see in her might be conceived as acoustic but it's not. It's just pure incompetence of doing things regularly.

Another example would be Arima Kana from Oshi No Ko. A child actor with an exemplary childhood career. Right until the moment she started living alone because her mom had to live in their home city, she was a spoiled brat who forced everyone around her to do things for her. Only reason why her incompetence did not surface was here fake ahh confidence and the bitch attitude that she kept in front of a crowd.
Mar 12, 5:40 AM

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If falling for a wannabe slasher is considered "being on the spectrum" then yes.
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Mar 12, 5:41 AM
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no she is not, she is airhead with good personality and carisma.
Mar 12, 5:53 AM
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Tenderizer79 said:
@MusashiKarlsefni She tends to get unusually upset when anything unexpected happens or anything goes wrong (such as getting separated on the train), she doesn't use antiperspirant although I don't know if that's normal (as a teenager I sure never did), and she doesn't really have a sense of boundaries (although Ichikawa doesn't seem to mind). I'd have more specific evidence but I didn't really re-watch it with the detective intention in mind.

Those three points aside it's just vibes and the fact that autism in women is often harder to spot. My evidence is really slim and the deciding factor is just vibes.

I feel like anyone can get upset over things going wrong, especially when it comes to their crush. I haven’t felt like many of her reactions were “unusual” outside of being flustered and panicked due to her said crush.

I’m not well versed in autism lore so idk what a lack of antiperspirant means, and to fair it’s a detail that I don’t recall for some reason.

The lack of boundaries is just her being a very happy, outgoing, and welcoming person, even more so with Ichikawa as she wrote in the letter in the newest episode. She knows he’s shy and distant, and she just wants him to open up more, so she does everything she can to be close with him and make him feel more comfortable.

She is just an air headed, goofy young girl, who is in love with someone she’s gotta try really hard for. But at the end of the day, I can’t say she is or isn’t, I have my interpretation and it’s okay to have yours. I just don’t think it’s really a noticeable thing, especially for someone who doesn’t share similar experiences.
Mar 12, 6:07 AM
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MusashiKarlsefni said:
Tenderizer79 said:
@MusashiKarlsefni She tends to get unusually upset when anything unexpected happens or anything goes wrong (such as getting separated on the train), she doesn't use antiperspirant although I don't know if that's normal (as a teenager I sure never did), and she doesn't really have a sense of boundaries (although Ichikawa doesn't seem to mind). I'd have more specific evidence but I didn't really re-watch it with the detective intention in mind.

Those three points aside it's just vibes and the fact that autism in women is often harder to spot. My evidence is really slim and the deciding factor is just vibes.

I feel like anyone can get upset over things going wrong, especially when it comes to their crush. I haven’t felt like many of her reactions were “unusual” outside of being flustered and panicked due to her said crush.

I’m not well versed in autism lore so idk what a lack of antiperspirant means, and to fair it’s a detail that I don’t recall for some reason.

The lack of boundaries is just her being a very happy, outgoing, and welcoming person, even more so with Ichikawa as she wrote in the letter in the newest episode. She knows he’s shy and distant, and she just wants him to open up more, so she does everything she can to be close with him and make him feel more comfortable.

She is just an air headed, goofy young girl, who is in love with someone she’s gotta try really hard for. But at the end of the day, I can’t say she is or isn’t, I have my interpretation and it’s okay to have yours. I just don’t think it’s really a noticeable thing, especially for someone who doesn’t share similar experiences.

This perfectly hughlights how goated she is lol.
Mar 12, 6:21 AM

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Tenderizer79 said:
I'm autistic myself, and I do get the vibe that Yamada is on the spectrum but I'm not entirely sure.

It's probably not intentional but there's no definitive proof either way. It's like how there seems to be a lot of ADHD characters in Black Clover but it's probably not something Tabata did on purpose
Mar 12, 6:31 AM
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i spit out my water when i read the thread name like what the hell this is such a random question 😭
Mar 12, 6:34 AM
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TBH, thats a good question now that I think about it she does have a lot of autistic traits lol. It could be that she is just childish but it does make a lot of sense if she was somewhat on the spectrum. I doubt the author wrote it that way but it makes a lot of sense. Nothing wrong with it, of course it may make her cuter actually.
Mar 12, 6:55 AM
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Tenderizer79 said:
I'm autistic myself, and I do get the vibe that Yamada is on the spectrum but I'm not entirely sure.

You gotta remember that they’re still in middle school.
Mar 12, 7:19 AM
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Pretty sure she’s just a goofy middle schooler, but I mean ADHD isn’t completely out of the question
Mar 12, 8:10 AM

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are you retarded? well yes.
Mar 12, 8:46 AM
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nah she just has less braincells than fingers lol
Mar 12, 9:54 AM

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Tenderizer79 said:
@MusashiKarlsefni She tends to get unusually upset when anything unexpected happens or anything goes wrong (such as getting separated on the train), she doesn't use antiperspirant although I don't know if that's normal (as a teenager I sure never did), and she doesn't really have a sense of boundaries (although Ichikawa doesn't seem to mind). I'd have more specific evidence but I didn't really re-watch it with the detective intention in mind.

Those three points aside it's just vibes and the fact that autism in women is often harder to spot. My evidence is really slim and the deciding factor is just vibes.

Interesting question about Yamada.

She doesn’t get “unusually upset”, she gets jealous at certain things, just like Ichikawa, because she likes him.

How do you know she doesn’t use “antiperspirent”?

She is not as open with everyone, regarding boundaries, just with her friends and Ichikawa, because she likes him, she tends to stay away from other boys.
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Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating.

Mar 12, 9:55 AM

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SATAN19 said:
No she's definitely not autistic.
She's the type of child who is thrown into a career early in childhood and falls into this spiral of things she can't do because
1. She is either not allowed or restricted to do something. for example, hanging out with boys older than her or having public appearances in groups which have no common environment (like school or cram school)
2. She is exempted from doing normal shit like cleaning her room or volunteering in school because she is a special case.

These things basically pamper her into having things done for her or having it easy as compared to a normal child. Hence, what incompetence you see in her might be conceived as acoustic but it's not. It's just pure incompetence of doing things regularly.

Another example would be Arima Kana from Oshi No Ko. A child actor with an exemplary childhood career. Right until the moment she started living alone because her mom had to live in their home city, she was a spoiled brat who forced everyone around her to do things for her. Only reason why her incompetence did not surface was here fake ahh confidence and the bitch attitude that she kept in front of a crowd.

I think Yamada doesn’t fall into the spoiled selfish brat type.

She is youth trained for media and she is irresponsible.

But she is not hiding a terrible personality in public.
Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating.

Mar 12, 9:57 AM

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MusashiKarlsefni said:
Tenderizer79 said:
@MusashiKarlsefni She tends to get unusually upset when anything unexpected happens or anything goes wrong (such as getting separated on the train), she doesn't use antiperspirant although I don't know if that's normal (as a teenager I sure never did), and she doesn't really have a sense of boundaries (although Ichikawa doesn't seem to mind). I'd have more specific evidence but I didn't really re-watch it with the detective intention in mind.

Those three points aside it's just vibes and the fact that autism in women is often harder to spot. My evidence is really slim and the deciding factor is just vibes.

I feel like anyone can get upset over things going wrong, especially when it comes to their crush. I haven’t felt like many of her reactions were “unusual” outside of being flustered and panicked due to her said crush.

I’m not well versed in autism lore so idk what a lack of antiperspirant means, and to fair it’s a detail that I don’t recall for some reason.

The lack of boundaries is just her being a very happy, outgoing, and welcoming person, even more so with Ichikawa as she wrote in the letter in the newest episode. She knows he’s shy and distant, and she just wants him to open up more, so she does everything she can to be close with him and make him feel more comfortable.

She is just an air headed, goofy young girl, who is in love with someone she’s gotta try really hard for. But at the end of the day, I can’t say she is or isn’t, I have my interpretation and it’s okay to have yours. I just don’t think it’s really a noticeable thing, especially for someone who doesn’t share similar experiences.

Well written and I agree
Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating.

Mar 12, 10:39 AM
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Tenderizer79 said:
I'm autistic myself, and I do get the vibe that Yamada is on the spectrum but I'm not entirely sure.

Nah. I'm also autistic and she's just a well off very beautiful girl that don't have to give a shit because of that. Her time is way more precious to her so she have all those excentric autism manerisms.
Mar 12, 11:09 AM

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She doesn't get upset easily, she just cries easily when she does get upset. When their group got separated she wasn't crying about that. She was crying because Ichikawa yelled at her while they were running to catch the train so she thought he was angry at her.

Is the anti-perspirant thing because she smelled bad in that episode where they were doing judo for PE? That wasn't her that smelled. It was the gi that the school had given her that smelled bad.

I don't think she's on autistic. If she is on the spectrum I would say it's just barely.


We also haven't seen any evidence that she doesn't have to do things like clean her room or that her parents spoil her. The fact that she's expected to get to and from jobs on her own shows that she doesn't have show biz parents who give her special treatment just because of what she does.
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Mar 12, 11:12 AM

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Yeah...I get why you'd think that. Same here.


Fans of the Show explained to me: She's just young. Very realistic behaviour of an adolescent girl, portrayed with charme and a lot of thought...She's NOT an airhead and she's NOT autistic. This is real life. Girls like her DO exist. It's relateable af.

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Yamada does seem absent-minded (a little too much)

But she is aware of everything and can read a room well, so I doubt she is. And if she is, its very mild
Mar 12, 4:38 PM

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usually i don't get behind those kinds of points but in yamada's case, i can very much see it right from the start.
Mar 12, 5:42 PM
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Anything is autism now
Mar 12, 6:04 PM

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I mean... if you're looking at anime characters realistically, I would call a LOT of them autistic, but that's not really how it works.
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Yeah...I get why you'd think that. Same here.


Fans of the Show explained to me: She's just young. Very realistic behaviour of an adolescent girl, portrayed with charme and a lot of thought...She's NOT an airhead and she's NOT autistic. This is real life. Girls like her DO exist. It's relateable af.

.................

😬
@Merve2Love you are not worthy of explanation if you are literally like this.

Mar 12, 11:07 PM
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no she's just an exaggerated anime character like most of them

stop it with the delusory HCs
Mar 12, 11:24 PM

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no she's just an exaggerated anime character like most of them

stop it with the delusory HCs
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stop it with the delusory HCs

Never, and you can't stop me.
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_otaku_man00 said:
no she is not, she is airhead with good personality and carisma.

Yes she is a girl. Smart in some ways, a bit ditzy in others. All part of the charm.
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Tenderizer79 said:
Saimatsu_Fan said:
stop it with the delusory HCs

Never, and you can't stop me.

If that’s what you call autism, then you might as well call most anime characters autistic.

I don’t think the mangaka designed her with autism tendencies in mind. She’s just a sweet and aloof girl who gets upset over someone she likes, just like anyone else would. You’re free to have your own opinion, though.
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Mar 14, 11:44 AM

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A typical case of projection, if you think she is, then that's fine. Just don't expect the rest of us to believe it as well.
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no, she's gluttony incarnate.
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Mar 18, 1:51 PM

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No she's not autistic, you probably don't understand her or you're just overthinking it. I'm a teacher assistant and I agree that she does act a bit too childish but it's normal because she's in middle school. also we have to remember this is anime, the way how characters behave/act in anime isn't an accurate representation on how ppl act/behave irl. also from the 8 episodes that I've seen so far I could tell you that she's acts oblivious but she isn't oblivious to everything, also she makes it pretty obvious.

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