Charlie Brown and Autism

                                                                                     


                          Hey everyone. You remember the comic about that round headed kid with the dog who think's he is a world war 1 flying ace? Yea that one. I have always loved the snoopy comic's, and in recent years i have come to look at them in a new light then just an enjoyable family comic. Everyone loves a fictional character or character's they can relate to, and this comic really nails that in the head for a certain number of individuals.

                      Long story short, a couple of years ago my parents had me tested for Autism, though i did not pass it, it was only by a few points. So my parents go ahead and label me Autistic, while just say Social Anxiety. While researching the topic they found an article explaining the various similarities to the Charlie Brown characters and people with Autism, OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder),  Asperger's Syndrome and more. Apparently Charlies Schultz's himself suffered from a form of Autism, and the comic strip was his way of sharing how he saw life, as well as the lives of other people with similar problems, using the various characters in the comic.

                     I personally relate best to both Charlie Brown and Linus. Well i am not completely Autistic like Charlie Brown i do relate many of his social problems he has, as for Linus he is what we will call OCD, which i also have (a common side problem to people with Social Anxiety Disorder and Autism). I also believe he is a little Autistic as well. My Little Pony also has some similar traits to some of it's characters. Such as Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy. Twilight has symptoms of OCD and is very orderly, but when it comes to making friends she is completely lost and has no idea what to do. So of course when her mentor Princess Celestia sends her to make friends what does she do? Come up with excuses to be by herself most of the time while still obeying her mentor. As for Fluttershy, well her name kind of says it all. She is nervous around other ponies and scared to assert herself or speak up in large crowds.

                   This is just a little interesting new look at the snoopy comic strip i thought i would share. It has certainly changed my view of it's many interesting character's. Twilight and Fluttershy have also moved up in my fave pony list from this. Tell us which character from both the Snoopy comic and MLP FIM you relate to the most.