While Wednesday is not explicitly autistic, she is certainly neurodivergent-coded and many autistics, including me, relate to her. She is sharp and talented.
Wednesday Addams has long been claimed as neurodivergent-coded, specifically autistic-coded: that is, writing or performing a character with several traits common to folks with autism but without confirming it or explicitly discussing it.
Psychiatrist Sam Zand, DO, says she seems to be suffering from unresolved post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that stems from her experiences with being bullied by her peers. The series makes it clear that while Wednesday comes from a loving family, she was bullied by other children from an early age.
Narcissistic Disorder And Anti-Social Personality Disorder
Wednesday shows narcissistic personality traits when she feels that she is better than others and is the smartest person in any room. Contrary to this, she does not constantly crave attention, which makes the diagnosis unclear.
Famous director Tim Burton has been open about his Asperger's diagnosis, saying that it's helped him to become who he is. "I think everybody's weird, and the more acceptance you have of that, the happier you are," Burton has said.
Laura Jane Addams was born in Cedarville, Illinois on September 6th, 1860. Her mother died when she was 2 and she became very close to her father. Growing up, she suffered from tuberculosis of the spine which left her with a curved back, causing her to walk crookedly during her childhood.
While Addams was undergoing an operation for an infection, doctors found cancer. She died three days later on May 21, 1935. The funeral took place at Hull-House before thousands of grieving residents of the Nineteenth Ward.
Wednesday's dreary sarcasm, nihilistic worldview, and insistence on smashing societal norms (and the patriarchy) make it easy for young audiences to connect to the franchise in a way they wouldn't have been able to before.
The Owl House could have taken the easy route and abandoned its neurodivergent coding as the fantasy world was introduced, transforming Luz from a character who clearly exhibits symptoms of ADHD and morphing her into an untouchable heroine.
While it's never stated that Amélie is neurodivergent, since the movie's release many audience-goers have theorized that her sensory hyper-sensitivities and difficulty with social cues suggest she may be neurodiverse.
While Wednesday knows Cyrus fabricated the DNA test results, she wonders how her test came out so that she isn't related to Gomez. He reveals his hair is a toupee, but that she is 100% his daughter. The family then goes on another vacation around the world.
Jane Addams: Early Life & Education
She was the eighth of nine children and was born with a spinal defect that hampered her early physical growth before it was rectified by surgery. Her father was a friend of Abraham Lincoln's who served in the Civil War and remained active in politics, though he was a miller by trade.
Born in Cedarville, Illinois, Jane Addams was the youngest of eight children born into a prosperous northern Illinois family of English-American descent which traced back to colonial Pennsylvania.In 1863, when Addams was two years old, her mother, Sarah Addams (née Weber), died while pregnant with her ninth child.
After being stabbed by Crackstone, Goody appears to Wednesday as a spirit thanks to the necklace Morticia gave her. Goody saves Wednesday's live by combining herself with Wednesday. Goody's spirit completely heals her, and is now, we assume, never to be seen again.
She was the WILPF's first president. As a result of her work, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. Jane Addams died in Chicago on May 21, 1935. She was buried in Cedarville, her childhood home town.
A nickname of Jane Addams was "Saint Jane." This nickname was given by Addams' contemporaries due to her humanitarian nature and tireless efforts and helping others. Addams received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. She died in May 1935 in Chicago, aged 74.
Jane Addams was the second woman to receive the Peace Prize. She founded the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in 1919, and worked for many years to get the great powers to disarm and conclude peace agreements.
Nikolas Tesla - Tesla was another genius who displayed characteristics of autism, having several extreme phobias, severe sensitivity to light and sound, and an obsession with the number 3. His work also created the modern world as we know it, hugely creative and inventive.
Nikola Tesla, the inventor of the alternating-current electrical system, showed many signs of autism, such as several phobias, sensitivity to light and sound, obsession with number three, and social ineptitude.
Autism is very distinct from ADHD, but the core symptoms of ADHD-Combined type, i.e., attention deficit, impulsivity, and hyperactivity, would appear to also be features of autism. ASD and ADHD are neurobiological disorders characterized by similar underlying neuropsychological “deficits”.
Renee is a thirteen-year-old girl who is nonverbally autistic. She appears in the Pixar SparkShorts film, Loop. Renne enjoys playing ringtones on her phone and touching interesting textures (like reeds). She communicates by vocalizing, gesturing, and showing people things on her phone.
Two years after she drew criticism for her depiction of autism in the film Music, Sia has announced that she is on the autism spectrum.
Rosie O'Donnell – The comedian, actress, and former co-host of The View has been very candid about sharing her journey with her daughter, Dakota, who was diagnosed with autism in 2016 at age 2-1/2.