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I've been on an MLP: FIM binge lately, and one thing that I've always loved about the show is how relatable the characters are. I've also realized that the show represents mental conditions very well. Conditions like Asperger's (which I have), even though they can give us some challenges, can also be a blessing in a number of different ways. Here are some connections with characters in MLP that I came up with:

Twilight: Asperger's Syndrome (And Sci-Twi probably has it worse than her)
Rarity and Spike: OCD
Applejack: Bipolarism
Pinkie Pie: ADHD
Rainbow Dash: ADD (She and Pinkie both have a lot of energy, but Pinkie has it worse. Rainbow isn't constantly hyper like her and shows that she can sit still for longer, so she would just be ADD, not ADHD)
Fluttershy: Anxiety
Trixie: Narcisistic Personality Disorder
Starlight Glimmer and Sunset Shimmer: Anger management-related disorders
Cranky Doodle Donkey: Depression
Cozy Glow: ODD/Childhood delinquency (and a very severe case of it at that. Queen Chrysalis and Tirek were already awful people, which explains how they became such powerful villians, but keep in mind that Cozy Glow is just a kid! It's kind of scary how she became such a big villian if you think about it)
Princess Luna: PTSD (formerly)

Also remember that some characters might have the same disability, like how Princess Celestia might also have Asperger's and Discord might also have authority troubles. Let me know if I missed any and all that.
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Ikari

Actually I have autism and adhd. I do have anxiety people forget that Derpy has eye problems but she has cross eyes . (I literally have titled lenses and I need to wear glasses. I can’t see far away also too but my eyes are always dilated from the medications I take!) If you even notice Derpy’s eyes are derpy and she bumps into stuff a lot. This theory makes sense because cross eyes are something caused by loss of vision or blood vessel damage. It’s also genetic but derpy could’ve born with something called Strabismus which is a misalignment of one eye in relation of the other that results in failure of the two eyes to simultaneously focus on the same image and loss of binocular vision. So derpy probably had strabismus from birth or developed it as she got older! True Strabismus doesn’t go away because if you don’t catch it early then it will be there permanently! Yeah I can’t explain it more because if you look Strabismus up then you’ll understand what I’m saying.