The Good Place is Autistic

Chidi Anagonye as one of TV’s most autistic-coded characters—his special interests, concrete thinking, anxiety, and devotion to personal morality.

Eleanor Shellstrop as potentially autistic, with her direct communication style, perspective-taking challenges, and trauma-filled backstory (common among late-diagnosed autistic women).

Jason Mendoza through an ADHD/autistic lens—his monotropic focus and passionate interests.

Janet’s journey as an AI echoing autistic unmasking: developing preferences, boundaries, and autonomy beyond “the programming.”

Tahani Al-Jamil’s story as an allegory for masking exhaustion—with real-life parallels to actor Jameela Jamil’s co-occurring conditions.

Michael the architect’s autistic tendencies—fascination with humans, concrete examples, and system-level thinking.

Why the show’s obsession with philosophy feels so deeply autistic.

Around 53:24, Angela spontaneously demonstrates elements of autistic culture in real time (listen for it!).