Neurodivergent-Coded Traits: Flat Affect
Commonly Associated Neurodivergency: Autism
Starting off my series of posts going more in-depth into individual ND-coded traits!
A character with Flat Affect is someone who is perceived as less expressive in comparison to their peers, particularly when it comes to their face and/or voice. They may deviate from their default/resting expression or voice less often and/or less obviously than others around them. Due to this they may be perceived as lacking empathy or emotional range/depth compared to their peers, even when that isn't necessarily the case.
Examples of ND-Coded Characters with this Trait:
Lan Wangji (Mo Dao Zu Shi / Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation / The Untamed)
Chu Wanning (Dumb Husky and his White Cat Shizun)
Ron Swanson and April Ludgate (Parks and Recreation)
Mado Akira (Tokyo Ghoul)
Captain Ray Holt (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
Abed Nadir (Community)
Ferb Fletcher (Phineas and Ferb)
Inaho Kaizuka (Aldnoah Zero)
Hasegawa Langa (Sk8 The Infinity)
Sigrid (Sigrid)
Wednesday Addams (Wednesday)
Chu Sang Woo (Semantic Error)
Tina Belcher (Bob's Burgers)
Saiki Kusuo (Saiki Kusuo no Psi-Nan)
Please do let me know if you think of any edits or additions I could make to improve this post! I'll keep an update log below the cut.
