(Doctor Character Study part 2e)
An Analysis of the doctor through the view of him having ASD & ADHD part 5. I want to thank @browneyesandpinstripes Parenthesis denotes the source of a material. Brackets are an aside comment.
Ten is hyperactive even when he is at his lowest point. He has still had very strong presentations of his neruodiverngence even though he is a very social and considered one of the most “human/normal” doctors. Even in his human form, he retains much of these behaviours. Showing that even when he isn’t a time lord much of the neruodiverngence stays with him. (TV: Human Nature / The Family of Blood)
Special Interest/stimming with his little machines (TV: Blink, TV: Partners in Crime, TV: Utopia, TV; The Sound of The Drums)
Always rambling from the get-go. ( TV the Christmas invasion). You can also see this often when he is thinking but it will drift around a bit on the subject ( TV: Smith and Jones). Continues this behaviour of going on tangents and missing the point of things ( TV: Human Nature, TV: Blink, TV: The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky)
Rambling combined with not getting social things get you lines like “I thought there’d be happy slapping hoodies. Happy slapping hoodies with ASBOs. Happy slapping hoodies with ASBOs and ringtones. Huh? Huh? Oh, yeah. Don’t tell me I don’t fit in” (TV: School Reunion)
Will ramble sometimes even to himself (TV: The Girl In the Fireplace)
Rambles/info dumps about the year they arrived in and ends up talking about his thumb (TV: Tooth and Claw)
Distracted by small things, like stopping fighting monsters killing the whole human race to talk to rose about his hair. (TV: The Christmas Invasion)
Doesn’t quite know the proper time to talk, or handle the situation when dealing with Reinette rambling and the getting distracted while fighting the enemy. (TV: The Girl in the Fireplace) Also when Donna is sucked in, he gets distracted by why she’s there. He then starts to ramble on saying a bunch of stuff his brain definitely working faster than his common sense (TV: The Runaway Bride). We see this again when the doctor says “ It’s a bit rubbish. How many prisms has it got? Way too many. The magnification gone right over the top. That’s stupid kind of, Am I being rude again?” The doctor misses the social cue and his mouth moves faster than his brain so he has to check for roses perception. The doctor says a little before then “Well, they were bald, athletic. Your wife’s away, I just thought you were happy” (TV: Tooth and Claw) Another example is when the doctor says, “Conglomeration, that’s what I said!” Jack replies “You’re supposed to say sorry.” (TV: Utopia) Again here he needs prompting from jack to realise what is the appropriate social response. Talks about why they haven’t taken Reinette’s body parts right in front of her (TV: The Girl in The Fireplace). Oblivious to jack and Martha’s feelings for him (TV: The Sound of The Drums)
He never stands still often running about the TARDIS hitting things with mallets and jumping around to make it fly. (TV: The Stolen Earth)
Extremely impulsive, this is often combined with a need to be brave. Deciding to stay in danger because its whats there (TV: The Impossible Planet) Choosing to fly down an air shaft to protect river on the flimsy evidence that she had a screwdriver that was his (TV: Forest of The Dead) He eats out of the jam jar not really thinking about if he should or not. (TV: Fear Her) Jumping through the time portal when he knows he can not come back (TV: The Girl in The Fireplace)
Climbs on things he shouldn’t sometimes to make a point. (TV: The Evolution of the Daleks) Lays back on chairs sprawled out in a way that is not particularly appropriate (TV: Partners in Crime) Sitting and standing awkwardly (TV: Utopia)
Experiences sensory/info overload saying “Oh my head, My head” holding his head. (TV: Tooth and Claw)
Echolalia “So, physics. Physics eh? Physics. Physics. Physics! Physics. Physics, physics, physics, physics, physics, physics, physics.” “No. Good for you. Good for you. Oh, good for you, Sarah Jane Smith.” (TV: School Reunion ) “You’re Mister Thick Thick Thickity Thick Face from Thicktown, Thickania” (TV: The Girl in The Fireplace)
Disorganized throws his coat around everywhere (TV: The Girl in The Fireplace)
Doesn’t get turns of phrase, and missing points. Donna says;“Don’t tell me the TARDIS has gone” The Doctor Replies“Okay” Donna then asks”So where is it?” A confused Doctor answeres,“You.. told me not to tell you?” (TV: The Fires of Pompeii) Another example; “Tell you what then, don’t step on any butterflies. What have butterflies ever done to you?” (TV: The Shakespeare Code)
Possible sensory issues with pears (TV: Human Nature). Always wear the same 2-3 suites possible for sensory issues and a sense of normalcy.
Starts having a meltdown until Donna brings him back down (TV: Partners in Crime)
A very stereotypically ADHD and autistic character. An awkward, socially oblivious obviously strange character. His characteristic truly shines through but are definitely augmented by his C-PTSD and his struggles with identity carried over from ten.
Constantly twirling and jumping while flying the TARDIS or messing around underneath always having to be active (TV: The Doctor’s Wife, TV: The Impossible Astronaut, TV: The Vampires of Venice, TV: Dinosaurs on Spaceship etc.)
Impulsivity is very true with this doctor. He calls theAatraxi back without truly thinking it through, in this case, it worked out fine because he was as scary as he thought he was (TV: The Eleventh Hour) He runs out of the TARDIS to see a little girl without checking out where he is properly on a whim (TV: The Beast Below). Follows vampires just running away without telling the others (TV: The Vampires of Venice). Lands inside a pirate ship because he felt like it. (TV: The Curse of The Black Spot). He sits at the president’s desk in the oval office (TV: The Impossible Astronaut) Impulsive wastes time and changes his clothes when he should be trying to stay alive (TV: Let’s Kill Hitler)
Like all the doctors he will talk fast and skip around often ending u talking mostly to himself. (TV: The Time of The Angel’s, TV: The Curse of The Black Spot) He’s aware he does it but still has trouble stopping it “Crikey, Charlie, look at that. Ooo, I know someone who’d love to have a look at that. And the Ponds. Mustn’t forget the Ponds, Neffy. Haven’t seen them in ages. I’m riffing. People usually stop me when I’m riffing or carry on without me. That’s also an option.” (TV: Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)
Talks to himself while working through things (TV: Vincent and The Doctor)
Incapable of sitting still constantly restless (TV: The Impossible Astronaut, TV The Power of Three, TV: The Lodger, TV: Vincent and The Doctor)
Sometimes completely zone into something and misses what people say. (TV: The Time of the Angels)
Hyperfocus on single things causing him to agitate those around him, and miss what’s going on (TV: Vincent and The Doctor) So focused on one thing Amy has to help him actually remember to run. (TV: Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)
Often distracted to the point of misplacing his companion (TV: The Rings of Akhaten)
Can try and be helpful and empathetic but can sometimes end up worsening things as he struggles with understanding the other people’s reactions.
Sensory issues with food. Apples, bacon, eggs yoghurt, beans. (TV: The Eleventh Hour)
Dyspraxia, Trips and slides while running ( TV: Dinosaurs on a Spaceship)
Obsessive behaviour and hyper fixation on The Impossible Girl mystery to the point of it is all he can think of (TV: The Bells of Saint John)
Oblivious to how social interaction should work. Struggles with volume and often considered odd (TV: The Lodger). Just talking to Clara about random stuff while dressed as a monk (TV: The Bells of Saint John)
No sense of time (TV: The Lodger)
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