Renee is a thirteen-year-old girl who is nonverbally autistic. She appears in the Pixar SparkShorts film, Loop. Renee enjoys playing ringtones on her phone and touching interesting textures (like reeds). She communicates by vocalizing, gesturing, and showing people things on her phone.
The character appears to symbolize the stigma around mental health issues: While he is never labeled with a specific diagnosis in the film, some viewers have suggested that he has OCD or another type of neurodivergent brain function.
Therapists have theorised that Bruno may be neurodivergent or have a mental illness. Critical analysis of the Madrigals' neglect and demonisation of Bruno has raised discussions about how families treat members with mental illness and resolve issues around intergenerational trauma.
Abuela Alma was traumatized when she and her babies were physically displaced, and she witnessed the death of her husband. The third generation of the family, including Mirabel, the film's 15-year old female protagonist, did not exactly experience the trauma but it continues to impact the family.
Mattel said through his on-screen presence, Bruno introduces audiences to "a positive, neurodivergent role model." The company said it worked with organizations such as the Autistic Self Advocacy Network and Easterseals Southern California as well as writers and spokespeople with autism to create Bruno and ensure he ...
Bruno disappears in Encanto because his ability to see the future upsets everyone around him and he doesn't want that to be the case. Mirabel realizes that Bruno has been hiding in the walls of the house with rats and that he didn't run away from home after all.
Camilo hides his fears under his cheerful demeanor and is described as someone who "doesn't quite know who he is yet", hinting that he has self-identity issues.
If one looks closely enough, it can be seen that Lilo is neurodivergent, specifically autistic. Because of that, she possesses several unique traits which make her stand out from others. Some traits include her different behavior and a level of maturity she possesses that many other folks her age do not.
We also see hints of Elsa's anxiety, so common in autism: her fears about her magical powers, her reluctance to be in the limelight as queen and her desire to “let it go.” Toward the end, we also see her anxiety as Anna falls into a deep coma.
Fantastic is both a claimed and a named autistic character. Reed Richards, or Mr. Fantastic, is a seminal character in the Marvel Universe, emblematic of the Silver Age collaboration between Jack Kirby and Stan Lee.
Bruno is the youngest of the fraternal triplets and the only son of Alma and Pedro, his siblings being Julieta and Pepa. In addition to being the brother-in-law of Félix and Agustín, Bruno is also the maternal uncle of Isabela, Dolores, Luisa, Camilo, Mirabel, and Antonio.
Bruno is a bit eccentric, and one could argue that Bruno struggles with mental health concerns, exhibiting tics of "knock-knock-knock on wood" among others. Mirabel also learns that her sister Luisa is under tremendous pressure that causes her great anxiety.
While the creators of Encanto chose the name Bruno for stylistic purposes, Luca's writers picked the name at random. For Encanto, the movie's creators had a specific reason to select the name, Bruno. Originally, Bruno's character was supposed to be named Oscar.
Mirabel, the leading character, was the only person in her family without a magical gift, while everyone in the family line received magical powers when they came of age. Mirabel's experience as an outsider to one of her own mirrored what a person with autism might experience.
Although she is not ill-intentioned, Pepa can become unintentionally spiteful. She doesn't like to talk about her brother, like the townsfolk, because Bruno told her "it looks like rain" at her wedding and made her anxious to the point of causing a hurricane, quickly getting angry when Bruno is mentioned.
He very well could be autistic! He canonically does have OCD, which can be comorbid with autism, but there are several thibgs that point to him being autistic.
Another parent remarked,”He definitely uses the train faces to distinguish between different emotions. Thomas has helped him to get into the world of not just language but also how people feel.” Parents also attributed the characters to enhancing their children's grasp of colours, numbers, and language skills.
In Encanto, intergenerational trauma stems from Abuela Alma Madrigal, the family matriarch, who experienced the traumatic loss of her husband when fleeing her invaded homeland with their newborn triplets.
The Taissa sleepwalking problem sees her sneaking out to eat dirt in the middle of the night. Early on in season 1, Taissa's son Sammy plasters over his window because he is scared of the "lady in the tree," though Taissa doesn't seem to know what he's talking about.
