There is a Japanese bl manga that has an implied autistic seme which I found really nice and kind of realistic. However the main plot isn’t him being autistic, it’s a love story which so happens to be that the seme is autistic which I thought was good.
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/motomete_yamanai/
^^ that’s the manga
He for sure has been coded in a way that makes him seem like hes neurodivergent in some way. He good have autism or possibly ADHD because they line up well. It was confirmed that he doesn’t have OCD because that’s a form of anxiety but he certain does have a lot of characteristics has a neurodivergent person
Tysm! I will check it out!
Sangwoo is most likely autistic, i'm autistic myself and I can see lots of my traits in him. His scheduling and seating needs are definitely autistic traits, OCD rituals are usually compulsive and to relieve anxiety but autistic rituals are more for comfort (which is what I see in Sangwoo). His attachment to his cap and not understanding why he gets called oppa by the girl even though she isn't his sibling is also very autistic. Sangwoo also has prosopagnosia (inability to recognize faces) which often co-occurs with autism. This is definitely the best autism representation in the whole webtoon/manga medium
Thank you for responding! These were many of the traits I was seeing, but I don’t have autism so I wanted to ask someone who did :)
From chapter one it seemed less like the MC had OCD and more like he had autism? OCD would match up with the scheduling and seating needs, but those also match with autism and his sensory issues as well as his tonal issues made it feel more like he had autism. Asking because I’d love to see a webtoon or manga that features an autistic main character in a non-derogatory way and I’m not sure if it will ever be addressed in this way later on.