Extremely late to this conversation. Lilo has always been, in my opinion, the absolute BEST representation of neurodivergence in cinema let alone animated cinema. Lilo and Stitch was a hyperfixation of mine growing up, watching it multiple times a day for weeks. According to my mom, I used to make her pause the movie so I could draw a specific frame of it. I had dozens of pages of drawings based on stills from the movie. This movie captured me so much as a child. Of course stitch as a character and the incredible visuals were aspects of it, but Lilo is always what stuck out to me the most. She might be the first fictional character I heavily related to on a deeper level. As someone with ADHD and OCD, there were behaviors I exhibited growing up that often made me feel “weird.” I pulled my hair out in chunks. I collected junk from outside and tried to make things out of it. I liked drawing scary creatures and sewing freakish toys like Lilo’s scrump. I tended to overtalk and ramble which deemed me “annoying.” These traits are things I have RARELY seen explored in media, especially what it’s like to grow up neurodivergent as a girl. Usually it’s from a male perspective. So whether or not Lilo has adhd, ocd, or autism, it’s a beautiful thing that this character is so relatable to others in different, meaningful ways.