SpongeBob SquarePants Is Autistic, So Says Voice Actor Tom Kenny

Tom Kenny — the voice behind “SpongeBob SquarePants” — is hitting the long-lasting yellow sponge with a brand new analysis … autism.

The veteran performer, who’s performed SB for years, made an look at a Comedian Con occasion in Detroit … the place he took questions from devoted followers concerning the beloved Nickelodeon character … and doubled down on a principle that SpongeBob is neurodivergent.

As Tom instructed the gang on the conference … SpongeBob is “type of on the spectrum,” going so far as to name the cartoon character autistic.

TK says he got here to this revelation after talking with a fan on the spectrum, who requested if SpongeBob might presumably be autistic as nicely. He recalled telling the fan … autism was SpongeBob’s superpower, the identical manner it was for that child.

This is not the primary time that Tom has addressed SpongeBob and the potential for him being autistic. Again in 2012, he spoke with Marc Maron and speculated then Sponge could be autistic … citing his obsession together with his job and his hyper-fixation tendencies as proof.

SpongeBob is not the primary youngsters’s character to be identified with Autism Spectrum Dysfunction. “Sesame Road” added a Muppet named Julia to their roster … who explicitly had autism.