So, funny thing about that, actually: I'm autistic myself (probably?? I was diagnosed with asperger's syndrome as a kid but haven't gotten an updated diagnosis since asperger's stopped being a thing), and even as an adult I feel like I'm constantly learning that certain behaviors I've always thought of as normal are actually Very Often An Autism Thing, and for years and years I've been writing these characters exhibiting these behaviors, and having them think the way that I think, and as a result I think I've kind of wound up writing most of my characters at least a little autistic by accident.
Vae and Shen, however, are autistic on purpose. Also, Caelle probably has ADHD or something. Those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. I never really explicitly address any of this both because these characters all have other, more important things going on and because the fantasy world they live in doesn't really have the same understanding of these concepts that we do. So even though they get that something's up, and they find ways to navigate their respective mental situations, they never call it autism or adhd or neurodivergence or whatever, they just sort of accept that people get built different and have different needs.
Somehow I feel unqualified to make these assertions about these characters even though I literally created them and I made them this way intentionally lol. I'm not gonna pretend I'm an expert on these subjects or anything, I'm just writing these characters based on my own experiences and the experiences of neurodivergent people around me. If I ever fuck something up in this regard please let me know

