Published on 12, July, 2020
I found this debate on a subreddit for The Big Bang Theory (link here: https://www.reddit.com/r/bigbangtheory/comments/tgj452/sheldon_is_on_the_autism_spectrum_why_does/) and it seems to be a bit of a stand off about whether Sheldon Cooper is or isn’t Autistic because of how the show’s creators have said that he isn’t and because he’s a fictional character that people are projecting Autism onto Sheldon and we shouldn’t because we’re not psychiatrist and so on. I personally think Sheldon was unintentionally portrayed as Autistic and having stereotypical traits for laughs. I have always felt Sheldon is a very bad representation of Autism because of the stereotyping and due to the fact it is a comedy show that it hurts Autistic people and makes people even more unlikely to take how serious the disorder actually is. So what does everyone here think?
The writers have said he isn't, but the actor has said he "couldn't display more traits".
The character gets away with a lot more because there's no "label".