Although Elsa is not the only character with disability in the Disney canon, she is the first princess 1 to be designed with disability in mind, and one of only two human characters with visible disability to make the cut at all since Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996).
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.
In "Finding Nemo", I discovered sunken treasure—a multifaceted representation of disability. The protagonist, Nemo, displays a small, or "deformed," fin that is a congenital result of a fatal attack on his mother and sibling eggs—a corporeal characteristic that the story surrounds, yet does not drown in.
It's quite obvious that Dory has anterograde amnesia, which is the inability to form new memories. I also see many of the signs of ADHD within the character.
Marlin eventually learns, though, that while Dory's disability means she sometimes requires assistance, she also has strengths that he lacks. Her disability doesn't entirely give her her courage and creativity, but definitely contributes to it.
Alice. Alice from Alice in Wonderland clearly suffers from Schizophrenia whihc is a serious mental illness that interfers an individual's ability to thi k clearly and manage emotions.
Even the smallest of details point towards Ariel being autistic, such as her toe-walking and her discomfort in human clothes, a struggle that resonates with autistic people all around the world.
While there appears to be no evidence that creators Chris Sanders and Dean Deblois intentionally made Lilo autistic, it is a widely accepted theory among fans—especially for those who are on the spectrum or believe themselves to be—that her neurodivergence is at least implied, much in the same way that other Disney ...
Although Elsa's disability is encoded as a magical ice power, the language the film uses to talk about her condition maps on to the experiences of people with physical, mental, and intellectual disabilities in recognizable ways.
I'll start— Belle is obviously an Inattentive ADHD queen. I rewatch the opening scenes so many times with the “her head buried in a book/in the clouds” part, and end up in tears everytime. Maybe also Mulan with her taking notes on her arm, running into things, constantly late…
Some Disney villains are overtly disabled. For example, Captain Hook (Peter Pan) is missing a hand, and in the newest Disney film Moana, Tamatoa is missing a leg.
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.
Shows like "Everything's Gonna Be Okay" and "Heartbreak High" not only do a great job of authentically portraying autism, they have cast autistic women in those roles. "Love on the Spectrum" may be reality tv, but it is guaranteed to leave you with a smile.
She was the subject of the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning biographical film Temple Grandin. Grandin has been an outspoken proponent of autism rights and neurodiversity movements.
Believing this to be his true love, he finds and kisses her. The Princess then wakes up, the spell being broken by their first kiss. She is then swept off her feet and rides into the sunset with her Prince Charming. Snow White can be classified as having Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Rapunzel syndrome is an extremely rare condition associated with trichophagia (hair eating disorder) secondary to a psychiatric illness called trichotillomania (hair-pulling behaviour). It is most commonly seen in children and adolescents. Untreated cases can lead to a number of complications.
What sets Elsa apart from the mass array of Disney princesses is her inner battle with mental illness, anxiety and depression. In Frozen II, Elsa is the only person who can hear a voice but everyone couldn't.
Dory is the third female protagonist in a Pixar film, the first two being Merida and Joy. She is also Pixar's third titular character, the first two being Nemo and WALL-E, and the second titular character to be a protagonist overall, the first one being WALL-E.
The companionship that emerges is completely genuine. Nonetheless, Dory and Marlin's relationship is a complicated and interesting one. Some view Dory as Marlin's companion and speculate that the two are actually lovers.
Dory was initially supposed to be a male character during the pre-production of the film. Andrew Stanton admits to struggling with a writing block upon the character. That was until he overheard his wife watching an episode of the sitcom Ellen.
