forum Can somebody critique my experimental Character?
Started by @CW-BornConfuzzledLeftILoveYa
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@Riorlyne pets

Hi Annika! I don’t have autism but I’m happy to look at your character. Here are a few things I noticed.

  1. I know she’s only an experimental character but there needs to be more to her than just her autism. Her nicknames, motivation, prejudices, personality (socially awkward) and mannerisms all focus on her autism. What you have in those fields is fine, but add more to deepen her character. Does she have any nice nicknames, like from friends and family? Does she want to be like Corinne Duyvis? How, and why? Add to her prejudices. Flesh out her personality. Detail her mannerisms. Does she repeat certain movements, certain sounds? When?
  2. Flaws. Like you said, autism is not a character flaw, so find her character flaws to put here. If you’re struggling to develop her personality, try taking an MBTI test on her behalf to get some ideas for personality traits, strengths and weaknesses.
  3. Relationships. You don’t have to give them names, but it would be helpful to work out how she relates to her parents, her siblings (if any), her friends, the people who call her those names, etc.

Basically, you don’t want amy (the most wonderful woman in the world) to be just the ‘autistic character’, just like you wouldn’t want someone to be just ‘the female character’ or ‘the black/blind/ADHD character’. Her autism will help shape her as a character, but it won’t define her.

@Riorlyne pets

Ok! I tried not to make her "the stupid,autistic kid", but I guess I didn't do a very good job. :P

She doesn’t sound stupid at all, and she’s not a bad character, just underdeveloped. I’m sure if you put some thought into fleshing out her personality she’ll be a great character. :)