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This trope can potentially overlap with [[Go Mad From the Revelation]], if a character ceases to be neurotypical as the result of tangling with the supernatural or learning [[Things Man Was Not Meant to Know]]. However, most of the time their condition is played as a side effect of an ongoing supernatural connection instead.
Can overlap with [[The Soulless]] in regard to [[The Sociopath|sociopathy]]. See also [[Mad Oracle]] and [[By the Eyes of
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== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[Dexter|Dexter in the Dark]]'', all sociopaths are possessed by beings implied to be the children of [[Satan]].
* In ''[[Harry Potter (
** This Troper thought it was more just that they were based on J.K. Rowling's experiences with depression (according to [[Word of God]]), not that they were supposed to be the [[In-Universe]] cause?
* In the ''[[Percy Jackson
* In ''[[Young Wizards|A Wizard Alone]]'' by Diane Duane, Darryl becomes autistic {{spoiler|in an attempt to withdraw from the sensations of being malignantly observed by the [[Big Bad|Lone Power]]}}. It's portrayed very differently from the experiences of real-world autistics, though it looks similar from the outside.
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* ''[[
* In ''[[
* In an episode of ''[[Eli Stone]]'', the strange actions of an autistic child are a way God communicates with Eli.
* In ''[[Eureka]]'', Kevin's autism is the result of a mysterious supernatural force never quite explained.
* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' presents synesthesia as a superpower. Though the power is later shown to be more of an ability to manipulate sound, its introduction has it as simply sound-to-color synesthesia.
* The sixth season of ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' had Sam missing his soul, which was treated as sociopathy.
* In ''[[The X-Files]]'':
** In the episode "Fallen Angel", it's implied that aliens are responsible for Max's epilepsy.
** In "E.B.E.", Mulder suggests that Gulf War syndrome is the result of alien encounters.
* In ''[[Touch (TV series)|Touch]]'', Martin's son Jake appears autistic (though the doctors never could diagnose his disorder). He also has the ability to see complex connections between different people in the world and tell his father how to use those connections to help people.
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* [[
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== [[Real Life]] ==
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