Comedy Central’s animated series “South Park” is setting its sights on autism with an episode premiering Wednesday in which one character believes he has Asperger’s syndrome.

Cartman visits the nurse during an episode of "South Park" titled "Ass Burgers." (Comedy Central)

During the episode, titled “Ass Burgers,” Cartman suspects he may have Asperger’s syndrome and finds a “unique way of dealing with it,” according to promotional materials for the episode from Comedy Central.

Indeed, he heads to the nurse who proceeds to pull a hamburger from his pants.

Asperger’s self-advocates from the Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership were cautiously optimistic Monday, since they had not yet seen the full episode.

“Anything that helps us to laugh at ourselves through a big picture lens helps everyone,” said Michael John Carley, the group’s executive director. “But of course there’s the risk that the ‘South Park’ creators will somehow invalidate the very serious experiences of individuals with Asperger’s. I hope not.”

“South Park” is known for pushing the limits, having faced criticism in the past for controversial episodes about everything from Jesus Christ to sex education and various racial and ethnic groups.

Representatives from Comedy Central did not respond to a request for comment about the episode.

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